Help, Healing, Research, Education and Advocacy
Note: This story is reprinted from the book Victims and Victors: Speaking Out About Their Pregnancies, Abortions and Children Resulting From Sexual Assault. When I was about 13, my stepfather started molesting me. It continued until I came forward with it when I was 16. At age 15, I became pregnant. No one knew but […]
Human Trafficking Expert Says Pro-Abortion Ideology Could Be “A Death Sentence” The U.S. House of Representatives held a hearing Dec. 1 on a decision by the Obama administration to deny funding to a Catholic Church-run program to help trafficking victims, on the grounds that the program doesn’t refer victims for abortion or “family planning.” Numerous […]
Ad Hominem Attacks, Guilt by Association, Shifting Standards, Avoiding Simple Truths A Commentary by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. The abortion and mental health controversy shifted into high gear following the recent publication in The British Journal of Psychiatry of a meta-analysis review that combined results of 22 studies and reported that women who have abortions are 81 […]
November is Prematurity Awareness Month, dedicated by activists to highlighting the risks of and impact created by preterm birth. According to the March of Dimes, more than half a million babies are born prematurely in the United States alone each year. Yet most people — including women at risk of abortion and their loved ones […]
Similar Cases Documented in Forced Abortion in America Report Pro-life sidewalk counselors outside an abortion business in Milwaukee, Wis., reported this morning that a young girl who asked them for help was forced back into the facility. From a report at LifeSiteNews.com: Tobey Neuberger, a sidewalk counselor from Cedarburgh, said the incident occurred just before […]
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi recently claimed that a bill that would prohibit federal funding for healthcare plans that cover abortions and protect the right of health care workers not to be involved in performing abortions would lead to the deaths of women: Under this bill, when the Republicans vote for this bill today, they […]
22 Year Delay of National Study on Abortion’s Mental Health Risks is a Crime Against Women, Says Researcher Springfield, IL (September 26, 2011) – In the wake of a new study published by Britain’s Royal College of Psychiatrists showing that abortion is linked to elevated rates of mental health problems, the Elliot Institute is calling […]
Below is a petition to U.S. Representatives Chris Smith (NJ-04) and Dan Lipinski (IL-. 03), Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Congressional Pro-life Caucus, asking for congressional hearings on the issue of abortion and mental health. Please sign this petition and share the link to this page with your friends, family and colleagues. We will follow up […]
A systematic literature review published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists found that 10% of mental health problems among women are related to a history of abortion. The review calls into question the previous reassurances by the American Psychological Association.
Women Cope with Delivery of Unplanned Pregnancy Better than Abortion Springfield,IL (September 1, 2011) – Women who have abortions are 81 percent more likely to experience subsequent mental health problems, according to a new study published by Britain’s Royal College of Psychiatrists. The greatest increases were seen in relation to suicidal behaviors and substance abuse. […]
