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Survey Finds Most Women Pregnant From Sexual Assault Don’t Want Abortions; Say It Adds to Trauma There has been very little research conducted to date on the experiences of women who became pregnant as a result of rape or incest. One survey was conducted by the Elliot Institute for our book, Victims and Victors: Speaking […]
Publishing ground breaking research, educating the public through books, lectures, web sites, pamphlets, print, radio and television, advocating for women hurt by unwanted, unsafe, and unnecessary abortions–the Elliot Institute has been busy. That’s why we have the resources to help you and your loved ones understand and deal with life after an abortion.
By Theresa Burke with David Reardon It has been my experience that a high proportion of women suffering post-abortion trauma also have histories of molestation, sexual abuse, or incest. Most other post-abortion counselors with whom I deal have reported a similar observation. In the Elliot Institute survey, 21 percent of the post-abortive women surveyed reported […]
Witnesses Report Seeing Young Girl Forced Into Abortion Facility 11/4/11 Congressional Hearings on Abortion’s Link to Suicide and Mental Illness Needed 9/27/11 Abortion and Mental Health Controversy Reignited by New Study 9/2/11 Most Studies Show Abortion Linked to Increased Mental Health Problems 9/1/11 Abortion, Depression and the Impact on Later Children 8/17/11 Don’t Traumatize Women […]
The Hidden Agenda of Population Control Zealots “Humanitarian Aid”, RU-486, and Other Such Nonsense by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. Population control advocates insist that expanded access to abortion is essential to improving the status and health of women throughout the world. Indeed, this message was tirelessly promoted by Hillary Clinton and U.S. officials at a […]