Bibliography Abortion

Almond, L.(Ed.).(2007). The abortion controversy. Thompson gale, United State of America: Greenhaven press.
This book pretends to explore and discuss the different point of views of the abortion controversy. It shows the two positions of abortion issue (pro-abortionist Vs anti-abortionist) and discusses the arguments that both sides have to support the position around abortion. The book iswritten for general public and people who have interest in social issues such as: the abortion. However, some chapters have medical language which can be easier understanding for people who have medical background.
The book is divided by chapters and each chapter is written by different writer, in spite of permits to know important points and concepts around the abortion’s controversy and develop acritical position. Although the book was published in 2007, it is useful and reliable because the information is supported with statistics from the results of surveys of the population and shows from the journal of the American Medical Association to support, arguments.
This source is supported with full referencing at the end of the book and it cites constantly references into each chapter. Also,the book gives a list of organisations concerned with the abortion debate, where people can find currently information in relation with the abortion topic.

Appelbaum, M., Beckman, L., Dutton, M., Major, B., Russo, N., West, C. (2008). Report of the American Psychological Association (APA) task force on: Mental health and abortion. Retrieved fromhttp://www.apa.org/pi/women/programs/abortion/index.aspx.
The purpose of the report is to evaluate and to review studies about the psychological implications of abortion. It is written for people who have background in mental health. The report starts to cite the objective of the researching that was assigned to the researches’ group. Following that, the report provides questions researching which conducted the evaluation. It shows theweaknesses of the studies published years ago which explain the psychological implications of the abortion in mental health of women who had an abortion. While the report is a summary of the American Psychological Association (APA), it is useful because it exposes the principal problems of the researches made about the relation between mental health and abortion. This source is reliable and has a highquality because the data are evaluated by a group of experts in mental health who are members of a recognised organization such as APA. In addition, the report was made by people who are affiliated to the APA and hold a PHD in mental health field.
The report gives a wide range of reasons which show that there is no evidence sufficient to support the link between abortion and psychological impact;so, this source of information is useful for the discussion of the abortion issue because it provides an objective evaluation of the literature published about abortion and psychological implications.

Coleman, D., Reardon, D., Strahan, T. & Cougle, J. (2005). The psychology of abortion: a review and suggestions for future research. Psychology & Health, 20 (2), 237-271. Retrieved fromEBSCO host. DOI: 10.1080/0887044042000272921.
This source has as purpose to summarize previous researches and literature about the psychology of abortion. Also, the authors pretend to suggest some recommendations which can improve the quality of studies for future research on abortion topic. It is written for students who research about abortion issue, particularly in the psychological field. Thesource is well organised because includes an abstract, keywords, introduction and conclusion.
The article starts with an historical brief around the abortion topic and summarizes the main points of the literature about women’s reasons for having an abortion. In addition, it exposes different studies to showing an overview of the findings about abortion and psychological impact. It is reliable...