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By Theresa Burke with David C. Reardon Note: The following is an excerpt from the book Forbidden Grief: The Unspoken Pain of Abortion. Christine had her first abortion at the age of 18. She was under treatment for mild depression, and her psychiatrist recommended abortion. Since this was before Roe, Christine was told that she […]
March of Dimes Cover-up of Abortion / Preemie Link is the Real Mystery Springfield, IL (Feb. 11, 2003) March of Dimes has announced a major fund raising effort to understand and battle premature deliveries. March of Dimes medical director, Dr. Nancy Green, told Time magazine that the 27% rise in premature births over the last […]
12/15/2002 New Study Shows Substance Abuse Among Pregnant Women Linked to Prior Abortion, Puts Later Children At Risk Springfield, IL (December 15, 2002)– Women with a prior history of abortion are twice as likely to use alcohol, five times more likely to use illicit drugs, and ten times more likely to use marijuana during the […]
Pull the Abortion Pill! Pro-Life Groups Petition FDA to Shelve RU-486 Pending “Full and Objective” Review Calling on the government to protect the health of American women, groups representing women and medical professionals have petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to suspend distribution of the abortion pill RU-486–also known as Mifeprex–pending a full review of […]
News Briefs Study: Couples Who Pay for IVF Get More Embryos A New England Journal of Medicine study shows that couples whose health insurance covers in vitro fertilization are less likely to become pregnant than those who pay for it themselves. Couples in the study who paid for IVF themselves had more embryos implanted at […]