Help, Healing, Research, Education and Advocacy
News Briefs Man Convicted for Not Being an Abortionist Commenting on the conviction of Roger Johnson for the first-degree murder of his 19-year-old girlfriend Patrice Phelps and the second-degree murder of their seven-month-old unborn child, Life Dynamics’ newsletter Life Activist observes: “Apparently Mr. Johnson’s crime was that he didn’t have a medical degree. After all, […]
Despair vs Hope, Part Two Restoring Hope, Finding Forgiveness by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. In part one of this two-part series, “The Devil’s Bargain” (Spring 1995), we examined the role of despair in the lives of women before and after an abortion. We observed that most women who choose abortion feel trapped by their circumstances […]
Book Review Real Choices Frederica Mathewes-Green Multnomah Books, 1994 ISBN 0-88070-678-3 In 1992 the National Women’s Coalition for Life decided to sponsor hearings around the country to better understand why women have abortions. By talking with women who have had abortions, they hoped to find better ways for pro-lifers to help women escape the abortion […]
by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. Pro-abortion researchers will go to extraordinary lengths in their efforts to conceal the psychological harm caused by abortion. A recent example of this is found in a highly publicized study by Nancy Felipe Russo, the director of women’s studies at Arizona State University.1 According to Russo’s press conference statements and […]
Case Study: Jeanene Clark When I was 16 years old I became pregnant and subsequently had an abortion. This decision, which was based upon lies and lack of knowledge, has caused me many years of anguish and will continue to do so for the rest of my life. Here is my story: August 1977–I was […]