Help, Healing, Research, Education and Advocacy
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 […]
4/15/16 A woman who was a victim of human trafficking spoke out about being forced to abort in a UK study of people who survived trafficking. From the Independent: “If I don’t go ahead with it, I’ll be dead.” With those chilling words, a victim of human trafficking explained to a nurse in a British […]
1/22/16 As we mark the anniversary of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton: Abortion does nothing to change a woman’s life situation. All it does is end the life of her unborn child. So why do we act as if abortion is the cure-all solution we’ve been looking for since the beginning of time? […]
12/3/2015 By Deana Schroeder “She asked for it.” That is how a 17-year-old boy responded when confronted with the rape of an 8-year-old girl. At 8 years old. “She asked for it!” The words ring in my head. Most eight-year-old girls don’t know about sex. Certainly, not enough to ask for it. However, that is […]
9/23/15 From Béatrice Fedor at the 400 Words for Women blog: Once a child is conceived unexpectedly, the feminist response should be to empower women with choices they can live with; choices that don’t put them in a situation of coercion in the hands of controlling sex partners and gruesome procedures with heavy psychological implications; […]
