Abortion In Destiny Quest

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I. My Question
For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated with the process of reproduction. It has been my desire to study medicine and in particular obstetrics and gynecology. Perhaps it was the awareness and anticipation of my younger brother and first cousin’s birth just 6 weeks apart that sparked my interest. Most of my family considers it a calling because I was only two and a half when I expressed my desire to be an OB/GYN, and it has not wavered. To be in this field, I must understand what motivates young women to make such an important decision. I feel that in order to be good at what I do, I must strive to educate myself on unpopular and controversial topics involving my future career. A doctor takes an oath to carry …show more content…
I typed in one of my keywords “abortion” in Destiny Quest. I ended up finding 3 books, one of which did not work.
The first book I started with was Abortion, Edited by Norah Piehl. This book talked a lot about women and explained their stories and how their abortion affected them. This book gave background on how women came to their decisions and how they felt about it. While reading this book I felt that it was a very good source but in some ways could be very graphic.
The next book I read was Abortion Edited by David Haugen, Susan Musser, and Kacy Lovelace. This book also talked about women and their abortion stories, but it talked more about how abortion affected them mentally and physically. This book also talked about how abortion using drug substances. I felt this book went more into politics therefore i was not able to get that much information out of it. In most of the books, I found that they mostly talked about politics and that made my research really hard because it was not what I was looking …show more content…
These can include sexual dysfunction, alcohol abuse, increased smoking, child neglect/abuse, repeat abortions, sleep disturbances, suicide attempts/thoughts of suicide, drug abuse, eating disorders, chronic relationship problems, nervous disorders, and regret about abortion. “...plenty of evidence to back up the existence of these symptoms in post-abortive women and girls.” Also this book also states that there is a relationship between abortion and a mental disorder. “A study in New Zealand that tracked approximately 500 women from birth to 25 years of age has confirmed that young women who have abortions subsequently experience elevated rates of suicidal behaviors, depression, substance abuse, anxiety, and other mental problems.” Researchers are thinking that these mental disorders are linking to the pre-pregnancy which then causes the
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