Help, Healing, Research, Education and Advocacy
Who Should Use This Book? Our goal, in this book, is to promote the emotional and spiritual healing of women and men who have been scarred by abortion. While this text is specifically directed toward clergy, there is no reason for this message of hope to be confined strictly to the pulpit. Indeed, one of […]
For more resources on post-abortion trauma and healing, visit the Thomas W. Strahan Memorial Library at www.AbortionRisks.org. This web site includes an annotated bibliography listing hundreds of books, journal articles, and research monographs on post-abortion issues. It contains research findings on abortion decision-making, effects of abortion on male-female relationships, repeat abortions, the psychological implications of […]
CHAPTER ONE: FOCUSING ON WOMEN Pro-lifers believe that the rights of the unborn child must prevail over the desires of the woman. In at least a few cases, this adversarial position has resulted in an exaggerated focus exclusively on the unborn child. A few pro-lifers even believe any effort to focus public attention on the […]
CHAPTER FIVE: SAMPLES OF THE JERICHO SERMONS IN THREE STEPS The following three sermons are intended as an example of a series of sermons which build upon each other to cover all seven steps of the JERICHO PLAN as previously outlined in the introduction. Because some people may not hear all three sermons, each sermon […]
CHAPTER SIX: MISCELLANY This chapter contains material suitable for publication in your weekly bulletin, “bits and pieces” for your sermons, and an assortment of thoughts which will help you to gain further insights into the needs of women and men in your community who are scarred by abortion. After an Abortion: Steps Toward Healing 1. […]