Help, Healing, Research, Education and Advocacy
New Study Confirms Link Between Abortion and Substance Abuse by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. A recent Elliot Institute study has established a strong statistical correlation between abortion and subsequent drug or alcohol abuse. This finding is based on a national, random sample of 700 women participating in a reproductive history survey. After excluding women who […]
While there is intense controversy regarding how many women experience post-abortion psychological problems, even pro-abortion researchers admit that at least some women are negatively effected. Moreover, according to the American Psychological Association’s 2008 Task Force on Mental Health and Abortion there are at least 15 risk factors that identify the women at greatest risk of […]
Volume 1, Number 1, Winter 1993 Elliot Institute’s 1992 Year-End Report Reproductive History Survey Moves Forward Progress of survey comparing a random sample of women who’ve had abortions to women who haven’t. Elliot Institute’s Voice Heard at the Supreme Court Elliot Institute files an amicus brief for the Supreme Court’s review of Planned Parenthood v. […]
by David C. Reardon Abortion advocates claim that the abortion of unplanned pregnancies empowers women. They view unplanned children as the cause of lost education and career opportunities. Abortion, they claim, enables women to control their lives, pursue their dreams, and ultimately improve their socio-economic status. But this argument presupposes that the birth of an […]
Looking for Advice in All the Wrong Places Case Study: “Colleen” I was 18 and dating a man my parents strongly disapproved of. So they “made a deal” with me: they would send me to college if I would break up with him. I agreed, though I never really meant to keep my end of […]
Your Help is Needed to Document the Pain Two academic research groups, The Association for Interdisciplinary Research and the Elliot Institute for Social Sciences Research, have organized a national project to collect case studies documenting the negative impact of abortion on women, men, and relatives. The goal of this project is to collect tens of […]
Trying to Survive Case Study: Judith Evans When I became pregnant for the fifth time in seven years, my doctor asked me if I really thought I should “continue the pregnancy.” Abortion had never occurred to me until he suggested it. I’m a former foster child. Conceived illegitimately, my father was forced to marry my […]
Researchers Needed The Elliot Institute has several data sets available for use by qualified researchers. (See, for example, the last issue for a description of our random “Reproductive History Survey” which includes 58,906 data points.) We also have three other data sets available, plus over a thousand case study forms which are available for qualitative […]
From the Mail Bag “I would like to share with you a poem that I recently wrote. Actually God gave this poem to me in the middle of a night when I was really struggling because of the abortion. After writing it in a matter of minutes, I was able to sleep. God let me […]
by David C. Reardon In the 1960’s, when abortions were available only for “therapeutic” reasons, it was not uncommon for persons with the means and know-how to obtain an abortion on psychiatric grounds. In some states, all that was necessary was to find an agreeable psychiatrist willing to diagnose every woman with a problem pregnancy […]
The Supreme Court Declares Itself Infallible by David C. Reardon As you know, the Court refused to reject the basic premise in Roe which declared that women have a right to abortions. The swing vote of “conservative” Justices (O’Connor, Kennedy, and Souter) avoided a direct reexamination of Roe by deciding that whatever has already been […]
As the director, secretary, receptionist, bookkeeper, and gopher for the Elliot Institute I have been involved in many projects, big and small. In addition to the major research and writing tasks, there are literally hundreds of smaller tasks in which I have been involved. Indeed, these smaller tasks seem to monopolize most of my time. […]
Elliot Institute’s Voice Heard at the Supreme Court Most of March was occupied in writing an amicus curiae brief for the Supreme Court’s review of Planned Parenthood v Casey. Springfield attorney Stephen Kaufmann provided invaluable assistance in the preparation and filing of this brief. Drawing on our past research, the Elliot Institute provided evidence to […]
Looking Ahead to 1993 Despite our very limited financial success this last year, with support from donors like yourself, I hope to hire a staff support person in 1993. In the last few weeks, a highly qualified candidate has come forward seeking to help us in our work. Her name is Ann Vogel, a nurse, […]
Pro-Woman / Pro-Life Campaign by David C. Reardon We know that between 30 and 60 percent of abortion patients feel they are being pressured into unwanted abortions. This is just one fact which offers us a new way to appeal to all people of good will. It also offers us the means to expose the […]
Reproductive History Survey Moves Forward We are still engaged in the national “Reproductive History Survey” which is giving us the opportunity to compare a random sample women who have had abortions to women who have not. This survey was mailed to 5000 women in three variants: a basic form, a basic form plus an addendum […]
Elliot Institute’s 1992 Year-End Report The last year, which has also been our first year as a full time enterprise, has been a busy one. Most of you have heard only my appeals for money. Now it is my obligation, and pleasure, to try to explain to you what the Elliot Institute has done with […]
