Publications by authors named "Donald P Sullins"
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- The study investigates voluntary sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE) among 72 men, analyzing whether reported changes reflect a decrease in homosexual orientation or an increase in heterosexual orientation, as well as behavioral shifts.
- Findings show that participants, who were largely religious, mostly experienced a reduction in homosexual attraction, with one-third reporting a significant shift towards heterosexual attraction on the Kinsey scale.
- The data indicates stronger behavioral changes away from homosexual activities rather than an increase in heterosexual behaviors, suggesting SOCE may reinforce religious norms against homosexual behavior without significantly altering underlying attractions.
Background and Objectives Psychological outcomes following termination of wanted pregnancies have not previously been studied. Does excluding such abortions affect estimates of psychological distress following abortion? To address this question this study examines long-term psychological outcomes by pregnancy intention (wanted or unwanted) following induced abortion relative to childbirth in the United States. : Panel data on a nationally-representative cohort of 3935 ever-pregnant women assessed at mean age of 15, 22, and 28 years were examined from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCatholic social thought calls for persons to be treated as subjects, not only as objects, and for a society in which basic health care is available to all. Treating the body as an object, isolated from other bodies and composed of many parts or systems, has led to great success in treating disease but has also degraded human dignity in patient care. Healthcare costs in the U.
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