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Each Abortion Increases Woman’s Risk of Premature Death by 50%, New Study Reports

Abortion and miscarriage are linked to an increased risk of premature death in women, while live birth is associated with improved longevity.  The negative effects are greater for abortion than miscarriage, Each abortion exposure increases the risk of early death by about fifty percent. The elevated risk of death has been identified within the first 180 days following an abortion or miscarriage and may persists for over ten years. 

Report Shows Evidence of Coerced Abortions, Safety Violations at UK Abortion Clinics

2/3/17 A government inspection has found that the United Kingdom’s largest abortion chain, Marie Stopes International (MSI), was coercing women to abort and violating safety procedures, leading them to suspend nearly half of the abortions they were performing. More than 2,600 violations were found, according to inspectors. The inspections were detailed in a report published […]

No Medical Evidence Finds Abortion Can Save a Mother’s Life

11/4/16 David C. Reardon In the most recent presidential debate, Hillary Clinton claimed late-term abortions are sometimes necessary to save women’s lives. That’s great rhetoric, but it is not supported by even a single medical study. Before examining the “abortion to save women’s lives” question, it is first important to note that only about 1.2 […]

Attacks on Pregnancy Centers Aren’t Based on Facts

9/30/16 The last few years have seen increased attacks on pregnancy help centers from the abortion lobby and their allies in the media and legislators. Laws on the books in Illinois and California would require pregnancy centers to refer clients to abortion clinics — and, in the case of Illinois, to counsel clients about the […]

Study Finds Increased Risk of Mental Health Disorders After Abortion

9/16/16 Women who have abortions face a higher risk of mental health disorders according to recent study of young women in the United States. The study, published by Dr. D Paul Sullins of Catholic University of America, used data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health.  The study followed more than 8,000 […]

It Destroyed My Life: Prenatal Testing and Coerced Abortion

9/2/16 Pressure, Coercion and Other Things That Happen When Expectant Parents Receive A Negative Prenatal Diagnosis When expectant parents are given a negative diagnosis indicating that their unborn child likely has a disability, illness or other health problem, they are thrown into a situation that is unexpected, confusing and terrifying. “Pregnant woman and their partners […]

Postpartum Mental Health Study Flawed by Fetal Loss Omission

2/5/16 A series of studies on post-partum mental health from Denmark have demonstrated diligent efforts to conceal the negative effects of abortion on women’s mental health, according to an article published in the Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. The research team, led by Trine Munk-Olsen, specializes in analyses of Denmark’s national medical records, especially […]

Government Recommendation for Depression Screening for Pregnant Women Should Extend to Abortion, Says Expert

For Immediate Release (Jan 27, 2016 – Springfield, IL)  The United States Preventive Services Task Force has issued a recommendation to screen women for depression before and after pregnancy in an effort to identify women at risk of post-partum depression and other pregnancy-associated mental health illnesses. Elliot Institute Director David Reardon said that “it is important […]

“They Have No Interest in the Safety of Women”

9/11/15 From Leon H. Wolf at RedState.com: None of the abortion advocates who constantly and perpetually moan about these regulations have ever offered any convincing reason why abortion as a surgical procedure should be treated differently on the merits from any other outpatient surgery such that these regulations are fair as applied to ortho clinics […]

New Research Links Abortion and Pregnancy Complications

8/25/15 A new study has found that having a single induced abortion or miscarriage can lead to complications in future pregnancies. The study, published in the Journal of Maternal Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, examined deliveries for 15,000 women in Tel Aviv who were giving birth for the first time, of whom 1,500 had a previous […]

RU-486 and the Assault on Pregnant Women

7/30/15 Susan W. Enouen, P.E. Note: This week Health Canada approved Mifepristone (also known as the abortion pill or RU-486) for use in Canada. The following article from 2010, reprinted with permission from Life Issues Institute, sheds light on why this decision will lead to further exploitation and harm for Canadian women. RU-486, the abortion […]

Study Claiming Women Don’t Regret Abortions Deeply Flawed and Deceptive

7/15/2015 “This Study Should End The Debate About Whether Women Regret Having Abortions,” reads the headline from ThinkProgress. The study, published in the journal PLoS One, claims that 95 percent of women having abortions do not have regrets afterward. From the study: Women experienced decreasing emotional intensity over time, and the overwhelming majority of women […]

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