{"id":159744,"date":"2017-01-06T14:19:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T19:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=159744"},"modified":"2017-01-06T14:19:50","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T19:19:50","slug":"planned-parenthood-push-questionable-abortion-research-risks-lives-should-be-scrutinized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-push-questionable-abortion-research-risks-lives-should-be-scrutinized\/","title":{"rendered":"Questionable abortion research risks more lives and should be scrutinized"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>While the pro-life community celebrated the day after Governor John Kasich of Ohio signed a bill that bans abortion after 20 weeks, the New York Times published an article entitled, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/12\/14\/health\/abortion-mental-health.html?_r=0\">Abortion is Found to Have Little Effect on Women\u2019s Mental Health<\/a>,&#8221;\u00a0by Pam Belluck.\u00a0In her summary of this study, Ms. Belluck noted, \u201cThe study\u2026 found psychological symptoms increased only in women who sought abortions but were not allowed to have the procedure because their pregnancies were further along than the cutoff time at the clinic they visited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This statement demands a closer look into how rigorous and\/or transparent the study actually was. What is being reported here is that women who are able to have abortions do not have increased psychological symptoms, and that abortions have little effect on women\u2019s mental health. The idea is that\u00a0<b><i>only<\/i> <\/b>women who are turned away have experienced negative effects on their mental health.<\/p>\n<p>Review of any literature and\/or research that addresses the abortion experience requires judicious scrutiny. Why? Because studies like this one\u00a0will be used to pressure Congress to continue funding organizations like Planned Parenthood. This study will also be used to influence public opinion toward Planned Parenthood and access to abortion. If you have any doubt, Dr. Raegan McDonald-Mosley, chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, set the stage when she said in\u00a0a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/abortion-not-harmful-to-womens-mental-health-study-shows\/\">CBS news report<\/a>, \u201cThis research shows, yet again, why politicians should not play doctor. Instead of laws not based in evidence, we should be considering the women who may be more likely to experience negative mental health consequences: those who are not able to access abortion when they\u2019ve made that decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Transparency in research is critical. In clinical trials investigating new drugs, there are numerous steps in the study design process to try to ensure that pharmaceutical companies funding the research do not influence the outcomes in their favor.\u00a0 The studies are designed to protect the patients\u2019 best interests and safety. Lives are at stake. Likewise, there need to be measures to ensure powerful organizations such as Planned Parenthood are not able to influence outcomes in their favor.\u00a0 Studies like this one should be totally neutral. The lives of the unborn are at stake, as well as the mental and physical health of the mothers. Abortion is an industry, and Planned Parenthood\u00a0is one of the leaders in this industry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ArticleAd1\"><!-- \/1011927\/LAN_300_by_250_top_article --><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1473179053567-0\" class=\"ArticleAd1a\"><script>\ngoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1473179053567-0'); });\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The study, interestingly called the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ansirh.org\/research\/turnaway-study\">Turnaway Study<\/a><i>,<\/i> was conducted by the Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health Program (ANSIRH) at the University of California, San Francisco,\u00a0and was published in <a href=\"http:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamapsychiatry\/article-abstract\/2592320\">The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Psychiatry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Who are the researchers\/authors? With whom are they affiliated? What or who is the funding source? What questions were asked in phone interviews? Who were the interviewers?<\/p>\n<p>M. Antonia Biggs, researcher and an author of the study, is an Associate Researcher in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology &amp; Reproductive Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco, ANSIRH, and Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health.\u00a0 If you have any doubt about whether her research might be biased in favor of abortion, just visit their <a href=\"https:\/\/bixbycenter.ucsf.edu\/abortion\">website<\/a> &#8211; \u201cThe Bixby Center has been a leader in clinical research to develop methods of abortion and improve abortion care.\u201d\u00a0The University\u2019s ANSIRH has a close relationship with Planned Parenthood,\u00a0even <a href=\"https:\/\/registrar.ucsf.edu\/verifications\/residency\">offering<\/a> Planned Parenthood Certificate Programs at Planned Parenthood facilities in Concord, San Jose, and Fresno, California.<\/p>\n<p>In the NYT article, Dr. Biggs said their research showed that \u201cwomen denied an abortion have more anxiety, lower self-esteem, less life satisfaction than women who are able to get an abortion. But by six months to a year, they\u2019re similar to women who had an abortion.\u201d Dr. Biggs further concluded, \u201cexpanding access to abortion care is more likely to protect women\u2019s mental health than restricting women\u2019s access to abortion care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Could there be an alternative motive here?\u00a0 Access to abortion is one of the main objectives of ANSIRH and of much of Dr. Biggs\u2019 career.<\/p>\n<p>To conduct this study, \u201cskilled research assistants\u201d conducted phone interviews over five years. Who were these research assistants and how did they conduct these interviews? It is always important\u00a0to discern if there was opportunity for interviewer bias, intentional or unintentional. Here is a sample background on a few of the staff:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/bixbycenter.ucsf.edu\/mattie-boehler-tatman\"><strong>Mattie Boehler-Tatman<\/strong><\/a>, interviewer \u2013 prior to joining ANSIRH, Ms. Boehler-Tatman worked as a Reproductive Health Specialist at Planned Parenthood\u00a0in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nursingstudentsforsexualandreproductivehealth.org\/danielle-sinkford\/\"><strong>Danielle Sinkford<\/strong><\/a>, interviewer\u2013 While working on her master\u2019s degree, Ms. Sinkford was the Treasurer for Nursing Students for Choice at UCSF.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bixbycenter.ucsf.edu\/debbie-nguyen\">Debbie Nguyen<\/a><\/strong>, project coordinator &#8211; prior to joining, worked with Planned Parenthood Shasta Pacific.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elisett Weiss<\/strong>, project coordinator &#8211;\u00a0 Interned at the Feminist Majority Foundation<b> <\/b>and, in a comment on The Sea Change Program, in celebration of the Roe v Wade Anniversary, she <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@SeaChangeProgram\/roe-v-wade-anniversary-lifting-up-all-voices-47da828ad404#.109ieb7i6\">stated<\/a> she \u201cnever dreamed her career would shift to focus on abortion research and preventing abortion stigma.\u201d<b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Research and institutional funding for this study was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ansirh.org\/research\/turnaway-study\">provided<\/a> by the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation, along with other private donors.\u00a0Could these organizations influence, intended or unintended, bias in favor of Planned Parenthood and\/or the findings?\u00a0 What is their relationship with Planned Parenthood?<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packard.org\/what-we-fund\/\">David and Lucille Packard Foundation<\/a> funds research on population growth and reproductive health. Between 2011 and 2016 they awarded 43 research grants to Planned Parenthood. In 2016 alone, Planned Parenthood affiliates received $13,250,000 from this foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/Fdnweb.org\/gerbode\/files\/2016\/01\/gerbode-announcement-20160121.pdf\">Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation<\/a> was the\u00a0first investor in reproductive technologies like RU-486. Gerbode\u00a0has served as an early and ongoing funder for Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n<p>The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hewlett.org\/grants\/planned-parenthood-federation-of-america-for-general-operating-support\/\">awarded<\/a> Planned Parenthood $5,000,000 in July 2016, saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This grant will support Planned Parenthood Federation of America\u2019s work to strengthen the capacity of local Planned Parenthood health centers to deliver cost-effective health care services, build and mobilize a growing network of supporters to promote and protect reproductive rights, provide legal defense against laws that weaken women\u2019s access to abortion and birth control, and develop technological advances that improve access to and streamline provision of health care and information. This is a one-time grant to PPFA\u2019s Second Century Campaign.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"ArticleAd2\"><!-- \/1011927\/LAN_300_BY_250_mid_article --><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1473179101244-0\" class=\"ArticleAd2a\"><script>\ngoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1473179101244-0'); });\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Research that involves interviewing participants is referred to as qualitative research. Extraordinary discipline is required to protect the validity and reliability of these studies to avoid bias and ensure truth in reporting. There is the concern for confirmation bias where the interviewer seeks information that supports a pre-conceived viewpoint. The way questions are asked can be biased or leading and skew the respondent\u2019s answers. Another potential concern might be sensitivity bias when questions are raised that respondents feel uncomfortable discussing, leading to false answers. Sample bias is another risk in which the group of respondents is screened to get a select group, excluding those who don\u2019t fit the narrative the researcher desires. The interviewers or analysts can also produce bias by the manner in which they report the results. For example, the interviewer\u2019s beliefs, attitudes, experiences, etc., can intentionally or unintentionally inject bias into the results. Often research occurs within an academic setting as a requirement for graduate studies, students may inject bias to please faculty advisors or to avoid discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>These are all points to consider in studies\u00a0like\u00a0the Turnaway Study, especially in light of several key issues facing the new Congress that address abortion: the Hyde Amendment, Supreme Court appointees, repealing the HHS mandate, eliminating funding for Planned Parenthood, and the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. Therefore, Congress and the public need to be vigilant, paying close attention to the debate. Ask questions and keep the communication lines to your Senators and Representatives open, and hold them accountable to ascertain the facts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the pro-life community celebrated the day after Governor John Kasich of Ohio signed a bill that bans abortion after 20 weeks, the New York Times published an article entitled, &#8220;Abortion is Found to Have Little Effect on Women\u2019s Mental Health,&#8221;\u00a0by Pam Belluck.\u00a0In her summary of this study, Ms. Belluck noted, \u201cThe study\u2026 found psychological [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":440,"featured_media":63255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Questionable abortion research risks more lives and should be scrutinized<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Studies on abortion should be totally neutral. 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