Post-abortive
Post-abortive refers to the physical and/or emotional trauma caused to a woman by having an abortion, and also to the father of the unborn child. It can also be called "post-abortion syndrome" (PAS), "post-abortal", or "post-traumatic stress disorder" (PTSD).
Pro-life advocacy, Bible reading, and church attendance are very effective in overcoming this trauma. Liberal denial does not help deal with the underlying emotional, psychological, and/or intellectual harm that results from abortion.
The United States, particularly the Democrat Party, has a relatively large number of people who are post-abortive. Entire communities or college campuses can be post-abortive and suffering from it, such as Washington, D.C.
Unfortunately, reactions by some post-abortive persons can be so unreasonable when discussing abortion that it becomes impossible to have a productive conversation about it.
Post-abortive men
Post-abortive distress afflicts many men, too. Focus on the Family lists these common symptoms in post-abortive men:
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Intense anger
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Post-abortive women
Symptoms in post-abortive women can include:
- hatred of men and others
- vindictiveness and holding a grudge forever
- depression
- difficulties in finding and maintaining a new romantic relationship
- irrational behavior
- anti-children mindset
- emotional outbursts if the issue of abortion is mentioned