More than a heated debate subject, abortion is a matter that has been present in human history for a very long time. As our society evolves and advances in medicine and socioeconomic systems are made, the subject of the medical procedure known as abortion appears to be a differentiator in our behaviors as a society. This article highlights the known effects and medical complications of illegal abortion and the financial impact of the procedure's legal status. A retrospective search using EBSCO, PubMed/Medline, Cochrane, EMBASE: Excerpta Medica Database, and DARE electronic databases was conducted, focused on detailing the risks of illegal abortion, the financial cost of complications, the socioeconomic impact of unwanted progeny, and the rationale behind seeking the procedure, legally or otherwise. Each author independently reviewed and extracted data to write up each assigned section, and group collaborations occurred to create the final draft. Out of the 87 resources reviewed, 16 sources were deemed eligible for this article, and their data are herein outlined.

Psychosis is a mental disorder in which an individual exhibits a loss of contact with reality; this definition, however, often fails to convey the broadness and complexity behind the diagnosis. While studies agree that it is best practice to address psychosis by treating its underlying cause, manifestations of psychosis do vary widely and may be challenging to identify in some clinical scenarios, such as the one presented here. Binge eating in the setting of psychosis has been observed in instances where alterations of the gut microbiota in response to an eating disorder trigger psychotic episodes. However, instances in which the manifestation of psychosis itself is the catalytic factor for the presentation of a binge-eating event with aggression and delusions are seldom observed in the current medical literature. Of note, many of the drugs used to treat mental illness have been associated with regulating food intake. We aim to further expand on the association between psychosis, eating disorders, and management thereof in the setting of polypharmacy and undesired side effects. Here, we present the case and management of a 71-year-old male Hispanic patient with a significant history of mental illness who was admitted to the hospital due to acute gastroenteritis precipitated by binge eating during a psychotic episode.