Here is a link to Michael New’s analysis of a recent Washington Post story that argued that the claim that abortion has an adverse effect on women’s mental health is based on faulty science. http://www.lifenews.com/2010/11/08/opi-1004/ His article concludes with this evaluation: “the pro-life movement should take heart. The fact that the mainstream media is willing to invest a considerable amount of energy into mainstreaming abortion and abortion providers nicely demonstrates the quiet effectiveness of the pro-life movement in turning public opinion away from abortion.”
New has written a number of excellent articles on the impact of state laws that regulate abortion (e.g., parental notice laws). Here is a link to one such article, which was based on a paper from the 2006 University Faculty for Life conference. http://www.uffl.org/vol16/new2.pdf
Richard M.