David C. Reardon, Biographical Sketch

Biographical Sketch

David C. Reardon, Ph.D.

David C. Reardon, Ph.D., director of the Elliot Institute, is widely recognized as one of the leading experts on the aftereffects of pregnancy loss on women. He is the author of numerous books and popular and scholarly articles on this topic, including the most comprehensive summary of the medical literature on abortion and mental health.  He has been a noted advocate of healing programs for women, men, and families who have lost children to abortion, miscarriage, or neonatal death.

His studies have been published in such prestigious medical journals as the British Medical Journal and the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and have proven that, compared to childbirth, abortion and miscarriage are associated with higher rates of maternal deathpsychiatric hospitalization, subsequent substance abuse, clinical depression, and numerous other complications.

Articles about Dr. Reardon and his work have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers, including Newsweek and the New York Times. He is a frequent guest on Christian radio and Christian television talk shows and has been a key note speaker at many state and national conventions for crisis pregnancy centers and pro-life organizations.

The emphasis of his work has been on promoting a “pro-woman / pro-life” approach to the abortion issue which emphasizes efforts to prevent coerced and unsafe abortions and efforts to create a more healing environment for women, men and families hurting because of a past abortion.  

Dr. Reardon was propelled to center stage of the pro-life movement after the publication of his first book, Aborted Women, Silent No More.  This was the first major book examining abortion’s impact on women and was described by one reviewer as “the most powerful book ever written on abortion.”

Another of his books, Forbidden Grief: The Unspoken Pain of Abortion, co-authored with Dr. Theresa Burke, is the most comprehensive review of the impact of abortion on women available. It is a compelling revelation of the secrets post-abortive women tell only their therapists but everyone should know.

In Victims and Victors: Speaking Out About Their Pregnancies, Abortions, and Children Resulting from Sexual Assault, with Julie Makimaa and Amy Sobie, he compiled the witness and testimonies of 194 women who became pregnant following sexual assault. The nearly universal opinion of these women demonstrates that abortion is neither helpful nor necessary in cases of rape and incest, and in fact does far greater harm than good to these victims of sexual assault.

To learn more about Dr. Reardon, we suggest reading The Elliot Institute: Passionate Advocate For Abortion’s Other Victims.

Speaking engagements may be arranged by calling the Elliot Institute at 217.525.8202 or through CMG Booking.

Dr. Reardon’s most popular hour long presentation, “Ending Abortion With Compassion” examines:

  • why women really have abortions,
  • the emotional complications that follow abortion,
  • the obstacles in the way of post-abortion healing,
  • how we can all help to promote the conversion and healing of those who have been involved in abortions, and
  • how a simple legal reform can dramatically reduce abortion rates by protecting women from unwanted, unsafe, and unnecessary abortions.

MedLine Bibliography

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18 thoughts on “David C. Reardon, Biographical Sketch

  1. Dr. Reardon’s book, Aborted Women, Silent No More examines abortion’s impact on women.
    Would he consider writing another on abortion’s impact on men?

  2. I wanted to let you know of another healing group which is a faith based study call “Surrendering the Secret” written by Pat Layton in the US. Here is the website, https://www.surrenderingthesecret.com/ I am a National Leader in this organization and have led many healing groups over my tenure these last 10 years. Please check us out and add us to your list of healing groups. It’s always good to have as many resources as possible.
    Blessings,
    Cindy Case

      1. Thank you! I hope we can be of some help to those looking for healing. I also find your website to be one of the better ones for good solid information! Thanks for all you’re doing in this arena!

  3. Elliot Institute has been doing a great job so far.
    I’ve sent an email regarding some information I want…if possible,please have a look on my message. I’m the guy from Brazil who want to translate some studies from Elliot Institute. Thank you very much.

        1. Accounts need to be manually created at our end. We did so. You should have received in your email from afterabortion.org with a temporary password.

  4. I would really like to know the real name of EL. This is because I am using the information on this website and would like to reference it. Thanks!

    1. Any attributions to comments/replies made on this site by “EI,” with our Elliot Institute logo, should be attributed to “Elliot Institute.” They are made by various staff and volunteers, so exact attributions to individuals are not always known or easily identified.

  5. I appreciate the good work you do – have used your pamphlet “Do You Really Want An Abortion” and are down to just a few. Is this pamphlet still in print? How can we get some more?
    Thanks,
    Kathryn

  6. Dr. Reardon, I just want to thank you for the very fine article on EWTN, about pro-life feminism, that mentions me. I also wanted to let you know that I have been opposed to abortion all my life (since I found out as a child what it was), and find it atrocious and horrifying. It was from this ironclad conviction that I was first motivated to bring true feminism to the 20th century. http://www.ewtn.com/library/PROLIFE/SEDOFF.TXT

  7. I applaud your work and would like to share a link to your website on my own. I too was raped and suffered through an abortion as a result of the rape. It took me years to finally forgive myself and come to terms with my decision. I love to share the testimony that God has given me with other women who have been where I’ve been or presently there now. I am sharing a link to my website that addresses this issue http://www.thewordforwomen.com/womenincrisis/womenincrisishome.html. Please let me know how I may be a part of your organization.

  8. I hope David gets to read this as I am page 212 of Aborted Women: Silent No More. Just wanted to greet you and say 25 years and the fight continues. Hope to get some of your other books in the near future plus a new copy of Aborted Women: Silent No More. My abuser (incest) just died at 96 last month. It brought back a revisitation of the pain of the abortion and what led to it. May God continually bless and keep you. Edith

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