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By David C. Reardon, Ph.D. “How can you deny an abortion to a twelve-year-old girl who is the victim of incest?” Typically, people on both sides of the abortion debate accept the premise that most women who become pregnant through sexual assault want abortions. From this “fact,” it naturally follows that the reason women want […]
Finding Grace Khristey Walker I am the director of a crisis pregnancy center in Houston. I am also a post-abortive woman. I know this is not a big shocker, but I also know that there are many serving in this ministry who are still locked in silence and shame over their own abortions. When I […]
New Study Shows Abortion’s Negative Impact Findings Underscore Elliot Institute Studies Showing Mental Health Problems After Abortion A new survey of Norwegian women has found that those who undergo abortions are more likely to experience negative feelings afterwards than are women who have miscarriages. Women were asked to chart their feelings at 10 days, six […]
Resource Reviews Beyond Regret Video & Resource Guide Paraclete Press 1-800-451-5006 or www.paracletepress.com. $69.95 / video and resource guide. ISBN: 1-55725-301-3. Many women and men are suffering emotionally from their involvement in terminating a pregnancy, and they are not sure where they can turn for help in a society that is deeply divided over the […]
An Elliot Institute law review article published in the latest issue of The Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy concludes that the number of women suffering abortion-related injuries can be dramatically reduced through better pre-abortion screening. The article includes an analysis of 63 medical studies identifying risk factors that predict negative psychological reactions to […]