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Amazing Grace Case Study: Carolyn “Allen” I was 24 years old, and had recently had sex for the first time-outside of marriage. I had grown up in a Christian home and was already ashamed and ambivalent about my sexual relationship. Then I got pregnant right off the bat. I had a pregnancy test at my […]
In the Vineyard By Ann Vogel Pro-life Christians-especially Catholics and Evangelicals-are often accused of being judgmental and insensitive to the needs of women. But the abortion proponents who make this accusation fail to realize that while the Church must boldly defend the truth and unmask evil wherever it is, its primary mission is to bring […]
Our Greatest Need He knew we longed for peace, but He did not come as a general. He knew we longed for unity, but He did not come as a politician. He knew we longed for wealth, but He did not come as an economist. He knew we longed for knowledge, but He did not […]
Finding News You Can Use Here are just a few sources for pro-life news and information through email and the Internet: Email News Lists Elliot Institute Infrequent. Updates on the Elliot Institute and news releases related to post-abortion issues. Request by clicking on the button below: American Life League Weekly. Broad coverage. Request by email […]
Biographical Sketch David C. Reardon, Ph.D. David C. Reardon, Ph.D., director of the Elliot Institute, is widely recognized as one of the leading experts on the aftereffects of pregnancy loss on women. He is the author of numerous books and popular and scholarly articles on this topic, including the most comprehensive summary of the medical […]
Books Available from Acorn Books Giving Sorrow Words: Women’s Stories of Grief After Abortion Journalist and women’s rights advocate Melinda Tankard Reist draws on women’s own stories to examine the social, familial, and coercive pressures that lead to abortions, many of which are unwanted. She also shows how these women’s stories often go unheard […]
By “Colleen,” age 28 I was 18 and dating a man my parents strongly disapproved of. So they “made a deal” with me: they would send me to college if I would break up with him. I agreed, though I never really meant to keep my end of the bargain. I realized I was pregnant […]
Elliot Institute calls for a ban on human genetic engineering The Elliot Institute for Social Sciences Research has called for a presumptive criminal ban against human cloning and genetic engineering of humans and fetal experimentation. This call for a ban comes in the wake of public controversy over human cloning. Many public officials, including the […]
Restoring Hope, Finding Forgiveness Despair vs. Hope, Part Two David C. Reardon, Ph.D. In part one of this three-part series, “The Devil’s Bargain”, we examined the role of despair in the lives of women before and after an abortion. We observed that most women who choose abortion feel trapped by their circumstances or the demands […]