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Victims and Victors Speaking Out About Their Pregnancies, Abortions, and Children Resulting from Sexual Assault TABLE OF CONTENTS FORWARD Section I – Overview and Survey Results CHAPTER 1 – Rape, Incest and Abortion: Searching Beyond the Myths CHAPTER 2 – A Survey of Rape and Incest Pregnancies Section II – Rape and Abortion CHAPTER 3 […]
This compelling book addresses the complex issues surrounding sexual assault pregnancy and abortion in a clear and insightful manner. Drawn from a survey of nearly 200 women who experienced rape or incest pregnancies, Victims and Victors reveals a seldom-heard truth: that most women who become pregnant through sexual assault do not want abortions! Victims and […]
Abortion Only Compounds the Trauma, Women Say A group of women who have experienced pregnancies resulting from rape or incest are petitioning Congress and state legislatures to hear their stories, saying women who become pregnant from sexual assault don’t want or need abortions. The petition from the Ad Hoc Committee of Women Pregnant by Sexual […]
Theresa Burke with David C. Reardon The following is excerpted from the book Forbidden Grief: The Unspoken Pain of Abortion by Theresa Burke and David C. 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 […]
Women Who’ve Been Pregnant Through Sexual Assault Plead For Public Hearings SPRINGFIELD, IL (June 23, 2004)– A group of women who have experienced pregnancies resulting from rape or incest are petitioning Congress and state legislatures to hear their stories, saying women who become pregnant from sexual assault don’t want or need abortions. The petition comes […]
Return to order page Table of Contents for Detrimental Effects of Abortion: An Annotated Bibliography With Commentary Copyright 2001 Thomas W. Strahan Introductory Material Note On Corrections and Recommendations Supplements and Updates x Editors Introduction xi Editors Discussion of Key Research Findings and Conclusions xii Standard of Care for Abortion Abortion Procedures – Standards and […]
FORBIDDEN GRIEF The Unspoken Pain of Abortion by Theresa Burke and David C. Reardon Introduction As a young graduate student, I was assigned to lead a weekly support group for women with eating disorders. It was there that I first observed how abortion is a forbidden grief. It all began with Debbie. She cautiously and fearfully […]
Women Are Concerned About Violence, Not Abortion — But Abortion Advocates Are Not Addressing the Violence of Unwanted Abortions Are abortion advocates really concerned about women? Or are they fixated on an outdated and harmful agenda that is opposed by most American women? The answers to these questions are suggested in a new poll conducted […]
By Amy Sobie Kay Zibolsky is the founder of Life After Assault League, an organization dedicated to ministering to victims of sexual assault. In 1957, Kay herself was raped and became pregnant at the age of 16. She gave birth to her daughter, Robin, and placed her for adoption when she was 18 months old. […]
An Introduction to Forbidden Grief Theresa Burke with David C. Reardon As a young graduate student, I was assigned to lead a weekly support group for women with eating disorders. It was there that I first observed how abortion is a forbidden grief. It all began with Debbie. She cautiously and fearfully confided to the […]