by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. It is being promoted as the “best kept secret in America.” One might expect such hyperbole from the manufacturer, which has committed 30 million dollars to promoting this product. But when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is normally a regulatory agency, not a public relations firm, jumps […]

by Amy R. Sobie More than 80 women and men from 27 states gathered in St. Louis, Mo., on August 7th and 8th for the first national conference of Women at Risk, a national coalition of women and families injured by abortion. At the conference, participants discussed the goals and strategies of Women at Risk […]

The National Center of Continuing Education announces a new home study course for nurses called Beyond Grief: Strategies and Interventions for Abortion Aftermath. Nurses can earn six continuing education credits by completing this program. Written by Rosemary Benefield RN, MA, MPC, the director of Rachel’s Hope Post-Abortion Healing and Reconciliation Workshops in San Diego, Beyond […]

News Briefs Arizona Abortionist Loses License After Two Botched Abortions An Arizona abortionist who has been involved in two botched abortions has had his license revoked, the Arizona Board of Medical Examiners said earlier this month. John Biskind, 72, agreed to give up his license rather than face a continuing investigation. Authorities began investigating Biskind […]

Incest Case Exposes Shortcomings of Judicial and Medical Reviews of Abortion Cases By David C. Reardon, Ph.D. On July 17th, 1998, a Michigan judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the parents of a 12-year-old girl from transporting her to Kansas for a late-term partial-birth abortion. The girl was 28 weeks pregnant and had allegedly […]