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by David C. Reardon The American Medical Association has long supported legal abortion. Indeed, since 1972, the AMA’s amicus briefs to the Supreme Court have generously provided Justice Harry Blackmun and his cohorts with a “medical” justification for abortion on demand. The crux of this “medical” justification is the claim that abortion is “safe” – […]
From the Mail Bag “I would like to share with you a poem that I recently wrote. Actually God gave this poem to me in the middle of a night when I was really struggling because of the abortion. After writing it in a matter of minutes, I was able to sleep. God let me […]
by David C. Reardon In the 1960’s, when abortions were available only for “therapeutic” reasons, it was not uncommon for persons with the means and know-how to obtain an abortion on psychiatric grounds. In some states, all that was necessary was to find an agreeable psychiatrist willing to diagnose every woman with a problem pregnancy […]
Responding to Pro-Abortion Researchers by David C. Reardon To counteract the push toward greater protections for women, pro-abortion researchers have begun a new push to publish skewed studies “proving” that abortion is “safe.” The most recent example of this effort appeared in the form of a lengthy commentary by Nada Stotland, M.D., in the October […]
Reproductive History Survey Moves Forward We are still engaged in the national “Reproductive History Survey” which is giving us the opportunity to compare a random sample women who have had abortions to women who have not. This survey was mailed to 5000 women in three variants: a basic form, a basic form plus an addendum […]
Risks and complications of abortion.
Drawing on the testimonies of nearly 200 women who experienced rape or incest pregnancies, Victims and Victors: Speaking Out About Their Pregnancies, Abortions, and Children Resulting from Sexual Assault reveals a seldom-heard truth: most women who become pregnant through sexual assault do not want abortions! This pr0-life classic addresses the most emotional and difficult of […]
2025 Is relief the most common reaction to abortion? Self-assessed intensity of emotions attributed to abortion in a national sample of women aged 41 to 45. Reardon D. F1000 Research 2025, 14:240 Suicide risks associated with pregnancy outcomes: a national cross-sectional survey of American females 41-45 years of age. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2025 Jan;46(1):2455086. A Forensic […]
News Release — 6/13/2023 Women facing a problematic pregnancy who have had contact with a pro-life pregnancy resource center almost always give the centers high marks for improving their lives, according to a new peer reviewed study, “Welcomed Pregnancies: Characteristics and Patterns of Adjusting to Unwanted, Unplanned, Untimely or Otherwise Difficult Pregnancies.” In this national […]
Intervals and Outcomes of First and Second Pregnancies in Low-Income Women: A Record-Linkage Longitudinal Prospective Cohort Study.Reardon DC, Craver C.Med Sci Monit. 2021 Jun 25;27:e931596. doi: 10.12659/MSM.931596. Effects of Pregnancy Loss on Subsequent Postpartum Mental Health: A Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study. Reardon DC, Craver C. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 23;18(4):2179. Estimating […]