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Reproductive History Survey Moves Forward We are still engaged in the national “Reproductive History Survey” which is giving us the opportunity to compare a random sample women who have had abortions to women who have not. This survey was mailed to 5000 women in three variants: a basic form, a basic form plus an addendum […]

Elliot Institute’s 1992 Year-End Report The last year, which has also been our first year as a full time enterprise, has been a busy one. Most of you have heard only my appeals for money. Now it is my obligation, and pleasure, to try to explain to you what the Elliot Institute has done with […]

The Supreme Court Declares Itself Infallible by David C. Reardon As you know, the Court refused to reject the basic premise in Roe which declared that women have a right to abortions. The swing vote of “conservative” Justices (O’Connor, Kennedy, and Souter) avoided a direct reexamination of Roe by deciding that whatever has already been […]

As the director, secretary, receptionist, bookkeeper, and gopher for the Elliot Institute I have been involved in many projects, big and small. In addition to the major research and writing tasks, there are literally hundreds of smaller tasks in which I have been involved. Indeed, these smaller tasks seem to monopolize most of my time. […]

Elliot Institute’s Voice Heard at the Supreme Court Most of March was occupied in writing an amicus curiae brief for the Supreme Court’s review of Planned Parenthood v Casey. Springfield attorney Stephen Kaufmann provided invaluable assistance in the preparation and filing of this brief. Drawing on our past research, the Elliot Institute provided evidence to […]