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A recently study [http://www.lifenews.com/nat6463.html] published in the American Journal of Public Health [online 17 June 2010] found that 14 percent of women who had abortions reported having experienced physical or sexual abuse at least once in the past year.

The survey of 986 women found that 10 percent reported physical abuse and 3 percent reported sexual abuse, with 74 percent of women reporting they were abused by a current partner and 24 percent reporting abuse by a previous partner (some women reported abuse by both current and former partners).

While the study only asked about the year prior to the abortion, many post- abortion counselors have found that many women who have had abortions report a history of sexual abuse, perhaps in their childhood. Most discussion about abortion and sexual abuse concerns what happens if a woman or girl becomes pregnant as a result of rape or incest.

The book Forbidden Grief: The Unspoken Pain of Abortion (http://www.theunchoice.com/forbiddengrief.htm) explores the further connection between abortion and a history of sexual abuse that may have occurred before the pregnancy took place.

Audrey Saftlas, Universiy of Iowa professor of epidemiology and lead author of the study, commented: "Women seeking termination of pregnancy comprise a particularly high-risk group for physical or sexual assault. In our study, almost 14 percent of women receiving an abortion reported at least one incident of physical or sexual abuse in the past year."

"These findings strongly support the need for clinic-based screening with interventions. These high-risk women need resources, referrals and support to help them and their families reduce the violence in their lives," Saftlas added.

March 2006: STDs

Newly Identified Virus May Cause Prostate Cancer

Chlamydia Vaccine May Be Possible

STD Diagnosis in UK Up 62%

NEWLY IDENTIFIED VIRUS MAY CAUSE PROSTATE CANCER. A newly identified virus tentatively called XMRV could be associated with the development of prostate cancer in men genetically predisposed to the condition, researchers reported last Friday at the 2006 Prostate Cancer Symposium held in San Francisco.

Researchers theorize that XMRV may lead to chronic inflammation of the prostate leading to cancer. The new virus may be sexually transmitted, joining the ranks of cancer-causing sexually-transmitted diseases, like human papillomavirus (HPV) which can trigger cervical cancer.

Researchers hypothesize that if XMRV does cause prostate cancer, then it could potentially be used as a vaccine against the condition. [Reuters Health, “Virus May Cause Prostate Cancer, Study Hints,” 02/24/06, http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2006-02-24T183224Z_01_COL466603_RTRIDST_0_HEALTH-VIRUS-PROSTATE-DC.XML&archived=False; Abstinence Clearinghouse E-Mail Update, 03/01/06]

RESEARCHERS CLOSER TO A CHLAMYDIA VACCINE? [researchers Harlan Caldwell and Deborah Crane] In a study released last month, Caldwell and Crane reported that antibodies to one protein may prevent infection by all 15 strains of Chlamydia.

Thus far, study on the protein has been performed in test tubes with success. Now researchers plan to move to animal testing to see if the theory holds true. The side-effects of Chlamydia can be quite serious, including pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility in women. The bacteria can also can blindness. Currently, the bacteria that causes Chlamydia is treated with antibiotics. [Reuters, “Researchers See Hope for Sex Disease Vaccine,” 2Mar06, http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=1573625; Abstinence Clearinghouse E-Mail Update, 8March06]

STD DIAGNOSES IN UK UP 62%. STD diagnoses in the United Kingdom are up 62 percent from just 10 years ago [new report, Britain’s Health Protection Agency].

According to Professor Peter Borriello [Dir, Health Protection Agency’s Center for Infections] favorable attitudes towards casual sex are to blame.

Chlamydia diagnoses have risen 9% in the past year, but some health authorities suspect that the actual figure could be as much as 6 times higher than currently assessed.

Syphilis numbers have risen 37% since 2003. Health officials are also greatly concerned about an estimated 20,000 people who have HIV, but are unaware of their condition.

[Abstinence Clearinghouse E-Mail Update, 14Dec05]

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