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News Briefs Arizona Abortionist Loses License After Two Botched Abortions An Arizona abortionist who has been involved in two botched abortions has had his license revoked, the Arizona Board of Medical Examiners said earlier this month. John Biskind, 72, agreed to give up his license rather than face a continuing investigation. Authorities began investigating Biskind […]
The National Center of Continuing Education announces a new home study course for nurses called Beyond Grief: Strategies and Interventions for Abortion Aftermath. Nurses can earn six continuing education credits by completing this program. Written by Rosemary Benefield RN, MA, MPC, the director of Rachel’s Hope Post-Abortion Healing and Reconciliation Workshops in San Diego, Beyond […]
by Theresa Karminski Burke, Ph.D., & David C. Reardon, Ph.D. Experts agree that during past the 25 years the rate of child abuse has increased dramatically. Between 1976 and 1987, alone, there was a 330% increase in the reported cases of child abuse. While a portion of this increase is due to better reporting, experts […]
Pioneer Publishing has just announced the release of a new book by Dr. Philip Ney, a well known researcher whose studies have established a strong link between post-abortion trauma and child abuse. Deeply Damaged: An Explanation for the Profound Problems Arising from Aborting Babies and Abusing Children, is a culmination of Dr. Ney’s years of […]
Why do women have abortions? Most women — at least 70% — say they believe abortion is immoral.1 But they choose against their conscience because of pressure from others and their circumstances. They choose abortion out of fear– fear of not being able to raise a child, fear of losing their partner if they do […]
by Vincent M. Rue, Ph.D. Abortion is a profoundly human and complex issue. Because it is such an intensely personal experience, it carries serious and significant consequences for both the individual and society. The choice of abortion confronts moral reasoning, beliefs about human development, personal identity, family structure and functions, role conflicts in relationships and […]
by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. Examining the recent medical history of suicide victims, researchers in Finland found a strong association between abortion and suicide. In their findings, published in the British Medical Journal (Mika Gissler, Elina Hemminki, Jouko Lonnqvist, “Suicides after pregnancy in Finland: 1987-94: register linkage study” British Medical Journal 313:1431-4, 1996) they report […]
by Wayne F. Brauning, M. Div., D. Min. I have a friend whose father disappeared in Mexico. The loss has been more painful for him than if his father had died in his arms. How can one grieve for a father who has simply disappeared? For that matter, how can one grieve for a child […]
By David C. Reardon, Ph.D. There is an important connection between violence in the womb and violence in the home. Certainly not every abortion leads to domestic violence, nor is every case of domestic violence rooted in the trauma of a prior abortion. But it is not a coincidence that the rates of abortion and […]
by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. Sit with me for a moment in the waiting room of an abortion clinic. Here you will find women who, in general, are neither philosophers nor fools–categories which admittedly include substantial overlap. Very few of these women have engaged in arcane debates about the meaning of “personhood.” Fewer still are […]