Help, Healing, Research, Education and Advocacy
by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. Jackie lies motionless, incapable of smiling, or crying, or responding to a gentle touch. She is seemingly dead to all that is around her. Her doctor has diagnosed her as being in an irreversible “persistent vegetative state” (PVS). She is only a “vegetable.” Yet she breathes. She sleeps. She can […]
Lime5, Mark Crutcher, $19.95 Life Dynamics, P0 Box 2226, Denton, IX 76202; Orders: (817) 380-8800. Victims of Choice, Kevin Sherlock, $19.95 Brennyman Books, P0 Box 2629, Akron, OH 44309; Orders: (330) 882-4686. Abortion is inherently dangerous, both to the physical and psychological well-being of women. But these dangers are made worse by the fact that […]
by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. Examining the recent medical history of suicide victims, researchers in Finland found a strong association between abortion and suicide. In their findings, published in the British Medical Journal (Mika Gissler, Elina Hemminki, Jouko Lonnqvist, “Suicides after pregnancy in Finland: 1987-94: register linkage study” British Medical Journal 313:1431-4, 1996) they report […]
by Victoria M. Thorn With over thirteen years of experience in post-abortion ministry, I continue to ask myself, “Who are the people who phone our office?” Their stories are so consistent-both in the pain they experience and in their feelings of abandonment. I believe we could better help these wounded people if we could better […]
Volume 5, Number 1, Winter 1997 The Wounded Generation Vicki Thorn examines the impact of abortion on the emotional makeup of Generation X. Book Reviews Dr. Reardon reviews Lime 5 by Mark Crutcher and Victims of Choice by Kevin Sherlock. Abortion and Suicide Are women who have had abortions more likely to commit suicide? […]