Help, Healing, Research, Education and Advocacy
Springfield, IL (Aug. 10, 2006) — Adolescent girls who abort unintended pregnancies are five times more likely to seek subsequent help for psychological and emotional problems compared to their peers who carry “unwanted pregnancies” to term, according to a new nationally representative study published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence. Dr. Priscilla Coleman, a […]
News Briefs New York Man Convicted on Abortion Charge A New York man who pleaded guilty to assaulting his pregnant ex-girlfriend has become the first person convicted of committing abortion in the state since 1971. Prosecutors charged Jeremy Powell, 20, with forcing his way into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment through a window and beating her after […]
By Amy Sobie & David C. Reardon, Ph.D. Gaylene was 14 when she became pregnant. She turned to her high school guidance counselor for advice. She writes: [The school counselor] was sympathetic and understanding. He felt there was no need to worry my family. He also explained about having a child, how tough it would […]
Book Reviews Her Choice to Heal: Finding Spiritual and Emotional Peace After Abortion by Sydna Massé and Joan Phillips In Her Choice To Heal, Sydna Massé and Joan Phillipsgo step by step through recovery issues for women who are seeking emotional and spiritual healing after abortion. Using their personal experiences as a backdrop for each […]
Abuse of Parental Notification Law Puts Girls At Risk The passage of a parental notification law in Alaska and plans by abortion advocates to skirt the law highlight the risks of abortions — including unwanted abortions and abortions used to cover up sexual abuse — for teens. Alaska voters approved a law on Aug. 24 […]