Help, Healing, Research, Education and Advocacy
Volume 9, Number 1, January-March 2001 Download Issue (pdf format) Contents: Detrimental Effects of Adolescent Abortion An examination of the effects of abortion on teens compared to older women, and the need for parental consent laws. British Government Orders Murder of Innocents The perils of the new British cloning law. Ban on Human Engineering Needed […]
By Brent Rooney, MSc “When Emily was ten months old, her doctor told us he thought we should have Emily evaluated for ‘possible mild cerebral palsy,’” said Sandra. “I suddenly found myself at the beginning of a whole new emotional roller-coaster ride. My jaw dropped, my face felt immediately on fire, my eyes filled with […]
By Theresa Bonopartis “We are to show to those in need His goodness to ourselves . . .” This phrase at Mass speaks to my heart. It reminds me of the despair, the grief, the pain of abortion from which Christ delivered me. It reminds me also of my duty to give hope to those […]
Victims and Victors Book Tells Women’s Stories of Sexual Assault Pregnancy “Having lived through rape, and having raised a child ‘conceived in rape,’ I feel personally assaulted and insulted every time I hear that abortion should be legal for rape and incest. I feel that we’re being used to further the abortion issue, even though […]
Pro-Choice Researchers Recognize PAS Half a Million Women May Suffer From Post-Abortion Syndrome Pro-choice researchers writing in the August issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry have acknowledged that some women experience post-abortion syndrome (PAS). The research team, led by Dr. Brenda Major, diagnosed PAS among 1.4 percent of a sample of women who had […]
By David C. Reardon, Ph.D. “What is your position on abortion?” Since she already knew his answer, Barbara Walters’ voice echoed tones of both pity and glee. Governor George W. Bush was about to be exposed as an enemy of “choice.” “I’m pro-life,” Bush answered. Then silence. Walters allowed the conversation to hang for a […]
By David C. Reardon, Ph.D. With only a few words of understanding and compassion, Bush can grab five to ten percent of the women voters leaning towards Gore. It’s not hard. It just requires a better understanding of what the abortion issue really means to women. Over 25 million American women have had abortions. At […]
By Amy Sobie & David C. Reardon, Ph.D. Abortion advocates speak of “the freedom to choose,” conjuring up images of women freely and autonomously making decisions that are “right” for them. But research into abortion decision making presents a far different picture. In most cases, women who abort are violating their own personal desires or […]
“Hope and Healing” Goes to Washington Nearly one and a half million copies of Hope and Healing, the Elliot Institute’s educational insert on post-abortion grief and healing were inserted as paid advertising in the February 27th issue of The Washington Post, and five community newspapers in California, Florida, North Carolina, and Illinois. This will nearly […]
Volume 8, Number 1, January-March 2000 Download Issue (pdf format) Contents: Who’s Making the Choice? Women’s Heightened Vulnerability During a Crisis Pregnancy How and why women are manipulated into unwanted abortions. A Generation at Risk: How Teens Are Manipulated Into Abortion At look at how and why teens are especially vulnerable to coercion. The Many […]