Author Archives: Laura Fraser

Laura Fraser is the author of four
books of non-fiction and has been an award-winning journalist for over 30 years, specializing in reproductive health, medicine, climate change, travel and food.

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Abortion Denials Can Cause Mental Health Problems for Mothers and Children: ‘It’s a Burden They Both Carry Forever’

by Laura Fraser

Hours after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overruled women’s civil rights to abortion, clinics began turning away patients who were seeking abortions. The overall effect of the ban on her clients is fear, said Rebecca Jones, a licensed counselor in San Antonio. “It’s terror of being oppressed and marginalized. It’s hopelessness, helplessness, and despair.”

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