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Concurring Opinion of Judge Edith H. Jones McCorvey v. Hill, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Sept. 14, 2004 Editor’s Note: references and footnotes have been omitted. I agree that Ms. McCorvey’s Rule 60(b) case is now moot. A judicial decision in her favor cannot turn back Texas’s legislative clock to reinstate the laws, no longer […]
News Briefs Court Blocks Florida Law Requiring Abortionists to Give Women Information on Risks A federal appeals court has overturned a Florida law requiring abortionists to give women information about the risks of abortion, ruling that it imposes “burdens upon the pregnant woman which improperly intrude upon the exercise of her choice between abortion and […]
Survey: Most Americans Think Abortion Hurts Women New Nationwide Wirthlin Poll Confirms Elliot Institute Findings A new, nationwide Wirthlin poll has found that a significant majority of Americans believe that abortion is “almost always bad” for women, echoing an earlier Elliot Institute poll that found that the majority of Americans believe abortion generally makes women’s […]
Elliot Institute’s 21-page special report, “Forced Abortion in America” combines the frightening headlines, the compelling first hand accounts, and the peer reviewed studies documenting the crisis of forced abortions in America. Up to 64% of women tell researchers that they felt pressured to undergo an unwanted abortion. This report includes numerous examples of girls and women who were forced to undergo unwanted abortions by parents, sexual molesters, school officials, employers, and others.
News Briefs Planned Parenthood’s “I Had An Abortion” Shirt Draws Criticism from Affiliates, Post-Abortion Groups Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is defending its new t-shirt reading, “I Had an Abortion,” despite criticism not only from post-abortion groups but also some of PPFA’s local affiliates. PPFA says the shirts offer “a powerful message in support […]
Abortion Only Compounds the Trauma, Women Say A group of women who have experienced pregnancies resulting from rape or incest are petitioning Congress and state legislatures to hear their stories, saying women who become pregnant from sexual assault don’t want or need abortions. The petition from the Ad Hoc Committee of Women Pregnant by Sexual […]
New Study Shows Abortion’s Negative Impact Findings Underscore Elliot Institute Studies Showing Mental Health Problems After Abortion A new survey of Norwegian women has found that those who undergo abortions are more likely to experience negative feelings afterwards than are women who have miscarriages. Women were asked to chart their feelings at 10 days, six […]
So Grateful That I Lived Case Study: “Julia” I had my first abortion when I was 26 years old. I was married at the time to a successful chiropractor. We had two young children, a boy and a girl, ages four and two. You wouldn’t think I would be a candidate for an abortion; we […]
By David C. Reardon, Ph.D. “How can you deny an abortion to a twelve-year-old girl who is the victim of incest?” Typically, people on both sides of the abortion debate accept the premise that most women who become pregnant through sexual assault want abortions. From this “fact,” it naturally follows that the reason women want […]
Finding Grace Khristey Walker I am the director of a crisis pregnancy center in Houston. I am also a post-abortive woman. I know this is not a big shocker, but I also know that there are many serving in this ministry who are still locked in silence and shame over their own abortions. When I […]
New Study Shows Abortion’s Negative Impact Findings Underscore Elliot Institute Studies Showing Mental Health Problems After Abortion A new survey of Norwegian women has found that those who undergo abortions are more likely to experience negative feelings afterwards than are women who have miscarriages. Women were asked to chart their feelings at 10 days, six […]
Resource Reviews Beyond Regret Video & Resource Guide Paraclete Press 1-800-451-5006 or www.paracletepress.com. $69.95 / video and resource guide. ISBN: 1-55725-301-3. Many women and men are suffering emotionally from their involvement in terminating a pregnancy, and they are not sure where they can turn for help in a society that is deeply divided over the […]
An Elliot Institute law review article published in the latest issue of The Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy concludes that the number of women suffering abortion-related injuries can be dramatically reduced through better pre-abortion screening. The article includes an analysis of 63 medical studies identifying risk factors that predict negative psychological reactions to […]
Return to order page Table of Contents for Detrimental Effects of Abortion: An Annotated Bibliography With Commentary Copyright 2001 Thomas W. Strahan Introductory Material Note On Corrections and Recommendations Supplements and Updates x Editors Introduction xi Editors Discussion of Key Research Findings and Conclusions xii Standard of Care for Abortion Abortion Procedures – Standards and […]
<div > Detrimental Effects of Abortion <div > An Annotated Bibliography with Commentary (Third Edition) <div > Edited by Thomas W. Strahan <div > “The most complete and essential reference book for information on the dangers of abortion.” Detrimental Effects of Abortion is an indispensable reference guide to studies on the most hotly-contested social,moral and […]
Detrimental Effects of Abortion: An Annotated Bibliography With Commentary (Third Edition) Edited by Thomas W. Strahan Why do women have abortions? Is there a higher risk for ectopic pregnancy or infertility problems after abortion? Do any studies show a higher risk of death after abortion compared to childbirth? These and hundreds of other questions are […]
Table of Contents FOREWORD by Dr. Laura Schlessinger INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE: Gina’s Story CHAPTER TWO: Hiding the Truth CHAPTER THREE: Forbidding the Grief CHAPTER FOUR: A Time to Grieve, A Time to Heal CHAPTER FIVE: Maternal Confusion CHAPTER SIX: Mind Games: The Use and Misuse of Defense Mechanisms CHAPTER SEVEN: Connections to the Past CHAPTER […]
FORBIDDEN GRIEF The Unspoken Pain of Abortion by Theresa Burke and David C. Reardon Introduction As a young graduate student, I was assigned to lead a weekly support group for women with eating disorders. It was there that I first observed how abortion is a forbidden grief. It all began with Debbie. She cautiously and fearfully […]
Reversing the Gender Gap Touch the Hearts, Earn the Trust, Win the Votes of 30 Million Post-Abortive Women This is an essential strategy and sound-bite guide for pro-life candidates, lobbyists, and spokespersons. Now is the time to move beyond the politics of condemning abortion. Now is the time to champion the pro-woman/pro-life strategy for ending abortion […]
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Giving Sorrow Words Women’s Stories of Grief After Abortion by Melinda Tankard Reist “I wish someone had said, ‘There would be losses having a baby, but don’t underestimate the loss of having an abortion.’” -Lee Abortion has been presented as a simple procedure that allows women to put the crisis of an unintended pregnancy behind […]
Forbidden Grief The Unspoken Pain of Abortion by Theresa Burke, Ph.D., with David C. Reardon, Ph.D. For more than 30 years, our nation has argued about abortion. In that time, over 30 million women have had one or more abortions. It’s time to move beyond the politics of abortion. While the political battle rages, little […]
Judges Say They Won’t Hear Oral Arguments in McCorvey Case A federal appeals court has named a judicial panel to hear arguments in McCorvey vs. Hill — a case that could lead to the overturning of Roe v. Wade — but says it will not hear oral arguments in the case. The Fifth Circuit Court […]
