Help, Healing, Research, Education and Advocacy
by Laurie Velker “. . . I was in prison and you came to visit Me.” — Matt. 25: 36(b) I had asked God many times to allow me the opportunity to minister behind prison walls. I didn’t know how He would open the door for me, but I never stopped asking Him. Then others […]
News Briefs Australian Woman Wins Landmark Abortion Case An Australian woman has created legal history in her country by winning a case against a hospital that she says failed to warn her about the psychological risks of abortion. “Ellen” settled out of court with the Royal Women’s Hospital and a Melbourne gynecologist for an undisclosed […]
Released Case Study: “Jamie Smith” I grew up in a physically and verbally abusive home. My youngest sister drowned when I was seven years old and my mother blamed me for it. I cooked, cleaned, cared for my siblings, and received daily beatings from my mother. I was told to be quiet, take what was […]
When the Doll Breaks Theresa Karminski Burke I remember meeting Marita my freshman year in college. She was cute, like a cheerleader, and had the same dynamic, enthusiastic “rah rah” personality. Marita had boundless energy. She was fun to be around and had a self-assured style. At the same time, she was still very much […]
Notes on the Public and Personal Exchange of Views on the Psychological Effects of Abortion Between Nada Stotland and David Reardon In 1992, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a commentary by psychiatrist Nada Stotland, entitled “The Myth of Abortion Trauma Syndrome.” In her commentary Stotland, chair of the Department of Psychiatry and […]