There are lies, damned lies and statistics

The Chicago Sun Times reports this morning that a study shows that abortion does not increase mental health woes. (story here)
According to the story:

Researchers compared the rate of mental health treatment among women before and after a first abortion. Within the first year after an abortion, 15 per 1,000 women needed psychiatric counseling — similar to the rate seeking help nine months before an abortion.

The proportion of first-time moms seeking help after giving birth was dramatically higher. About 7 per 1,000 women got mental health help within a year of giving birth compared with 4 per 1,000 women pre-delivery.

Those who deliver need mental health care at a rate of 7 per thousand. Those who abort at a rate of 15 per thousand. So abortion is better for your mental health? Twain was right... lies, damned lies and statistics.

A difficult move explained without pretense....

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee announced today that it is filing for a chapter 11 reorganization under US bankruptcy regulations. The press will assuredly report widely on this story and I'm sure the commentators will have much to say. I am pleased to see that Archbishop Jerome Listecki, in his typical fashion, had the courage to state the truth prompting this decision simply, starkly and boldly. "We are here because of one reason: priests sexually abused minors. For that, I feel deeply ashamed."
There is much background information on the archdiocesan web site, but the statement of the Archbishop entitled "Love One Another" certainly bears reading.