One of the most common methodological flaws in abortion research involves the use of poor comparison groups. A good comparison group will match the abortion group as closely as possible, controlling for a number of other factors - age, income, education, and so on. One of the most important factors to control for is the wantedness of the pregnancy. When studying the psychological effects of aborting

This is the first post in what will (hopefully) become a series on the tools used by anti-abortion activists to bend science. My hope is that this information will be used by pro-choice advocates to critically evaluate and counter the massive quantity of bad research produced by anti-abortion interests.Today's post covers the use of biased participant groups.Perhaps the most classic example of this

The Pitch has a nice little post on Missouri's recently-enacted SB-793, which essentially requires doctors to lie to women seeking abortion about the kind of aid offered to them if they continue their pregnancies. The "Alternatives to Abortion Services Fact Sheet" - which abortion doctors must provide to their patients - suggests that medical/prenatal care, food, childcare, housing and utilities,