Help, Healing, Research, Education and Advocacy
A Time to Grieve, A Time to Heal Theresa Burke with David C. Reardon Maura entered therapy for depression and anxiety. At 32 years of age, she had battled cancer for four years. Her eyes, swollen from tears, seemed permanently reddened by the profound ache of her grief and loss. The chemotherapy and radiation treatments […]
Book Review Women’s Health After Abortion: The Medical and Psychological Evidence Elizabeth Ring-Cassidy and Ian Gentles The last fifteen years have witnessed a steady growth in awareness about post-abortion complications for women. Previous concerns about damaged reproductive systems and severe psychological reactions have been multiplied with the addition of evidence surrounding the abortion breast cancer […]
One Man’s Story Abortion affects every life it touches . . . and for many, it hurts. I know. This is my story. I was raised in a family that was thoroughly pro-abortion. We didn’t just believe in the idea of a woman’s “right to choose;” except in perfect situations, we believed that abortion was […]
Top Medical Journal Publishes Elliot Institute’s New Findings A new Elliot Institute study published in the prestigious British Medical Journal (BMJ) found that women who abort a first pregnancy face a significantly greater risk of subsequent long term clinical depression compared to women who carry an unintended first pregnancy to term. Publication of the study […]
Learning to Trust “Julia Winters” In July of 1996, I got pregnant after a year of dating my now ex-boyfriend. I was very happy with the news that I was going to be a mom. I’ve always loved children; I think they are the best thing that can ever happen to someone. But when I […]