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Unwanted pregnancy, mental health and abortion: untangling the evidence

Overview of attention for article published in Australian Health Review, April 2008
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Title
Unwanted pregnancy, mental health and abortion: untangling the evidence
Published in
Australian Health Review, April 2008
DOI 10.1186/1743-8462-5-2
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Judith M Dwyer, Terri Jackson

Abstract

Abortion policy is still contentious in many parts of the world, and periodically it emerges to dominate health policy debates. This paper examines one such debate in Australia centering on research findings by a New Zealand research group, Fergusson, Horwood & Ridder, published in early 2006. The debate highlighted the difficulty for researchers when their work is released in a heightened political context. We argue that the authors made a logical error in constructing their analysis and interpreting their data, and are therefore not justified in making policy claims for their work. The paper received significant public attention, and may have influenced the public policy position of a major professional body. Deeply held views on all sides of the abortion debate are unlikely to be reconciled, but if policy is to be informed by research, findings must be based on sound science.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 2%
Brazil 1 2%
Unknown 42 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 6 14%
Professor > Associate Professor 6 14%
Student > Bachelor 6 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 11%
Lecturer > Senior Lecturer 3 7%
Other 9 20%
Unknown 9 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 13 30%
Social Sciences 8 18%
Psychology 7 16%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 9%
Philosophy 1 2%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 11 25%