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7/11/2005 Findings Show Women With “Unwanted” Pregnancies Aren’t More Likely to Use Drugs or Alcohol Springfield, IL (July 11, 2005)– A new study published in the British Journal of Health Psychology has found that women with a history of induced abortion are three times more likely to use illegal drugs during a subsequent pregnancy. The […]
1/20/2005 Springfield, IL (January 20, 2005) — A new research review published in Current Women’s Health Reviews highlights the growing body of evidence that abortion is linked with increased rates of substance abuse among women. Substance abuse has increased in the past three decades in the United States, but author Priscilla Coleman, a researcher and […]
Elliot Institute 2004 Year End Report Through your support, we have been blessed during the last year to have accomplished the following major activities: We published a 54-page pocket guide, Reversing the Gender Gap, for pro-life politicians who want to articulate concern for women hurt by abortion. It was praised by one politician as “the […]
Women Attribute Substance Abuse, Sexual Disorders, and Suicidal Thoughts to Abortion Springfield, IL (November 16, 2004) — Post-traumatic reactions to induced abortion may be far more common than previously thought, according to a new study published in the Medical Science Monitor. Sixty-five percent of American women studied experienced multiple symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), […]
Abortion Linked to Later Anxiety Problems, New Study Shows Women Giving Birth to Unintended Pregnancies Do Better Springfield, IL (Nov 4, 2004) — Women who abort unintended pregnancies are more likely to experience subsequent problems with anxiety compared to women who deliver their unintended pregnancies, according to a study published in the latest edition of […]