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Statement on North Carolina House Bill 854 Abortion – Woman’s Right to Know Act Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Martha W. Shuping, M.D. This statement is in support of HB 854. Thank you for the opportunity to speak in support of HB 854. My name is Martha Shuping. I’m a medical doctor specializing in psychiatry, fully […]
The Impact on Parents and Families “In advanced industrial countries, prenatal testing in order to detect fetal abnormalities has become routine,” as researchers Elizabeth Ring Cassidy and Ian Gentles of The deVeber Institute note below. In many cases, it is assumed — even expected — that diagnosis of a disability or genetic disorder will lead […]
A survey of 1,000 respondents in New Zealand found that 64 percent of respondents supported a proposal to require a doctor other than an abortion provider to give women information about medical risks and alternatives before an abortion takes place. Slightly more women than men (64 percent to 62 percent) supported the proposal. 62 percent […]
The Witherspoon Institute’s Public Discourse blog has a good article on the new prenatal test for Down Snydrome and the link to abortion, noting the relationship to coerced abortion. From the article, The New Prenatal Testing Sham, by Mark W. Leach: Since 2007, the professional recommendation has been for all expectant mothers to be offered […]
While present research is unable to accurately establish what percentage of women suffer from any specific symptom of post-abortion trauma, it is clear that post-abortion psychological disorders do occur. Indeed, the published literature demonstrates that serious emotional and psychological complications following an abortion are probably more common than serious physical complications. The present literature has […]
