Pop singer Britney spears disclosed in her upcoming memoir that she had an abortion when she was a young star and she still regrets the decision.Ā 

According to People Magazine, she became pregnant while dating singer Justin Timberlake and wrote, ā€œIt was a surprise, but for me, it wasn’t a tragedy.ā€

She went on, ā€œI loved Justin so much. I always expected us to have a family together one day. This would just be much earlier than I’d anticipated.ā€

ā€œBut Justin definitely wasn’t happy about the pregnancy. He said we weren’t ready to have a baby in our lives, that we were way too young,ā€ she added.

Spears then admitted, ā€œIf it had been left up to me alone, I never would have done it. And yet Justin was so sure that he didn’t want to be a father.ā€

She further described the pain of having an abortion. She said, ā€œTo this day, it’s one of the most agonizing things I have ever experienced in my life.ā€

Despite claims that ā€œabortion is healthcareā€ from abortion activists, theĀ Journal of PregnancyĀ reported that women who voluntarily experience termination of pregnancy suffer from higher levels of post traumatic stress.Ā 

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CBS NewsĀ reported a the British Journal of Psychiatry published a study which found that women who had an abortion experienced anxiety at 34% higher rates, and that they experienced a 37% higher rate of depression.Ā 

The study also noted women who had an abortion were 110% more likely to abuse alcohol and 155% more likely to commit suicide.Ā 

In addition, Social Science and Medicine released a study which discovered that the majority of women surveyed were happy to have been denied an abortion after becoming mothers and over a period of years, proving the mental health benefits of giving birth and having a family.