Tag Archives: Research

New study debunks link between abortion and mental health problems

By Miriam | Published: December 14, 2010
TweetGuttmacher Institute has a new report out about a study that tried to replicate the findings of research claiming a higher incidence of mental health problems among women having abortions. In a new analysis, Julia Steinberg, of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and Lawrence Finer, of the Guttmacher Institute, show that the findings [...]
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8 Isn’t the Magic Number

By goddessjaz | Published: October 4, 2010
TweetInsomniacs and night owls rejoice! Researchers from the UC San Diego School of Medicine conducted a long term study to monitor the effects of sleep on longevity among women, and found that the women who had between 5 and 6.5 hours of sleep lived the longest. Whhhhhhhatttttt? (Insert Lil Jon voice) For years, the common [...]
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Teen Depression and Abortion Not Linked

By goddessjaz | Published: September 24, 2010
TweetA new study from Oregon State University shows that teens who have abortions are no more likely to be depressed or have low self-esteem than teens whose pregnancies do not end in abortion. This is the latest evidence in an ongoing debate about connections between mental health and abortion. Although in a 2008 study the [...]
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Analysis at the intersection of racial justice and LGBT activism

By Courtney | Published: September 23, 2010
Tweet The Applied Research Center and the Arcus Foundation just released a report called “Better Together: Research Findings on the Relationship between Racial Justice Organizations and LGBT Communities. It is a result of surveys and interviews with more than 80 organizations and 30 key leaders. The announcement explains: There are damaging perceptions about LGBT communities [...]
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