Help, Healing, Research, Education and Advocacy
Book Review It is curious that Elizabeth McCraken’s memoir of the year following the full term stillbirth of her first child was given widespread media coverage, including a long review in The New York Times. It is certainly a well written and moving book that deserves widespread reviews. But it is curious that similar books describing […]
The Impact on Parents and Families “In advanced industrial countries, prenatal testing in order to detect fetal abnormalities has become routine,” as researchers Elizabeth Ring Cassidy and Ian Gentles of The deVeber Institute note below. In many cases, it is assumed — even expected — that diagnosis of a disability or genetic disorder will lead […]
The Center Against Forced Abortions (CAFA), a project of the Justice Foundation, provides legal help to pregnant mothers and helps them exercise their right to continue the pregnancy. CAFA provides legal assistance and training for pregnancy centers and other ministries, and documents to help enforce the rights of the mother to have her child. Allan […]
Reality Show Winner Shares Story of Unwanted Abortion The web site Unreality TV quotes an interview with Josie Gibson, a British reality star who revealed that she underwent an unwanted abortion after being coerced by her ex-boyfriend: “He waited until I was three months gone to tell me that he didn’t want it. I even […]
A survey of 1,000 respondents in New Zealand found that 64 percent of respondents supported a proposal to require a doctor other than an abortion provider to give women information about medical risks and alternatives before an abortion takes place. Slightly more women than men (64 percent to 62 percent) supported the proposal. 62 percent […]