DISACCORDO E LIBERTÀ DI ESPRESSIONE. IL CASO DELL’ABORTO TRAUMATICO.

This is an article about a contested syndrome as a type of posttraumatic stress disorder. Its proponents claim that the abortion procedure causes per se detrimental effects on women’s mental health. Although the postabortion syndrome has been debunked by experts, it still resonates into antiabortion claims expressed by ordinary speakers. I will analyze its political and philosophical implications.