Help, Healing, Research, Education and Advocacy
by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. It is being promoted as the “best kept secret in America.” One might expect such hyperbole from the manufacturer, which has committed 30 million dollars to promoting this product. But when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is normally a regulatory agency, not a public relations firm, jumps […]
Dear Dr. Reardon, I was surprised and pleased to see your article in the recent Post-Abortion Review concerning how parental notification/judicial bypass hearings are conducted. I believe it is the first discussion I have seen on this most important point. It is a shame and quite unfair that these hearings are merely one-sided and give […]
by Amy R. Sobie & David C. Reardon, Ph.D. Over the last several years, national media reports on the problem of “crack babies” — babies born with an addiction to drugs that were used by their mothers during pregnancy — have sparked an interest in laws that would allow judges to jail pregnant drug addicts […]
We hope that by now you have received your copy of Hope and Healing, our new 12-page newspaper insert on post-abortion healing. This project has taken many months of hard work and involved consultation with many generous people. If you haven’t already done so, please take some time to read it. I think you will […]
Incest Case Exposes Shortcomings of Judicial and Medical Reviews of Abortion Cases By David C. Reardon, Ph.D. On July 17th, 1998, a Michigan judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the parents of a 12-year-old girl from transporting her to Kansas for a late-term partial-birth abortion. The girl was 28 weeks pregnant and had allegedly […]
by Amy R. Sobie More than 80 women and men from 27 states gathered in St. Louis, Mo., on August 7th and 8th for the first national conference of Women at Risk, a national coalition of women and families injured by abortion. At the conference, participants discussed the goals and strategies of Women at Risk […]
APPEAL TO CONGRESS adopted by unanimous vote as a resolution at the FIRST NATIONAL WOMEN AT RISK CONFERENCE August 8, 1998 WHEREAS, abortion is a highly complex decision that encompasses more medical, psychological, familial, social, and moral issues than any other type of surgery; WHEREAS, women have routinely been deprived of information regarding proven or […]
Abuse of Parental Notification Law Puts Girls At Risk The passage of a parental notification law in Alaska and plans by abortion advocates to skirt the law highlight the risks of abortions — including unwanted abortions and abortions used to cover up sexual abuse — for teens. Alaska voters approved a law on Aug. 24 […]
Women at Risk — “One Voice Now” We are a national coalition of women and their families who have had abortions and have either been: Pressured into unwanted abortions by others; Mistreated by abortion practitioners or abortion counselors; Deprived of information relevant to making an informed decision; Injured physically, psychologically, and/or emotionally; Denied legal recourse […]
First National Conference of “Women at Risk” Slated (Springfield, IL – May 12, 1998) Women at Risk, a national coalition of women and their family members who have been hurt by past abortions, will be holding their first national conference in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 7th and 8th, 1998. “The goal of this national […]