pro-choice and pro-life, who wins?

As the debate on abortion between the pro-choice and pro- life takes a political direction, the focus drifts from the subjects of abortion and the impact the process of abortion impresses upon the lives of the women that undergo the process to that of justifying and condemning. In a study done in Zealand and published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry in 2006, it was established that abortion has effect on women's mental health. The researchers concluded that "Abortion in young women may be associated with increased risks of mental health problems" Even though women's rights and decision for an abortion are protected by autonomy and right to privacy, echoes of condemnation from the society may lead to a life of guilt and self-condemnation.
In the 'Aftermath of Abortion trauma', by Joanne Angelo, a research in Finland found the rate of suicide in women the year after an abortion to be nearly six times greater than the suicide rate after live birth and significantly higher than the suicide rate in the general population of women of childbearing age.
The united States in an effort to address the dynamic of the issue of abortion has put emphasis on providing women with information prior to an abortion. In some pregnancy center clinics an ultrasound is used so that the women can visualize the fetus before the abortion is done. In a clinic in North Carolina, six teenagers out of eight changed their minds when they saw the movement of the fetus. This is not without controversy as the the pro-choice view it as a way to inflict fear and guilt by the pro-life supporters. As the division between the pro-choice and pro-life continues, there are no winners, but there could be losers; the women that live with the guilt or condemnation of abortion in the rest of their lives, or those that end it all by committing suicide.