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Volume 4, Number 1, Winter 1996 Women Who Abort: Their Reflections on the Unborn A glimpse into the thoughts of aborting girls and women. The Choices We Make Jill’s story: “My boyfriend wanted nothing to do with me . . .” Volume 4, Numbers 2-3, Spring/Summer 1996 The John and Lorena Bobbitt Mystery, Unraveled […]
Despair vs Hope, Part Two Restoring Hope, Finding Forgiveness by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. In part one of this two-part series, “The Devil’s Bargain” (Spring 1995), 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 […]
Book Review Real Choices Frederica Mathewes-Green Multnomah Books, 1994 ISBN 0-88070-678-3 In 1992 the National Women’s Coalition for Life decided to sponsor hearings around the country to better understand why women have abortions. By talking with women who have had abortions, they hoped to find better ways for pro-lifers to help women escape the abortion […]
Case Study: Jeanene Clark When I was 16 years old I became pregnant and subsequently had an abortion. This decision, which was based upon lies and lack of knowledge, has caused me many years of anguish and will continue to do so for the rest of my life. Here is my story: August 1977–I was […]
Revisiting the “Koop Report” by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. What do Dr. C. Everett Koop and Dr. Henry Foster have in common? As nominees for the post of the U.S. Surgeon General, both have been through grueling confirmation hearings which were deeply concerned with two key questions: 1) Is abortion a legitimate form of medicine? […]
by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. While it is true that there was not, and still isn’t, any solid data for making any accurate estimate of how many women suffer from post-abortion psychological sequelae, there were three specific findings (readily substantiated by the literature available at that time) upon which to build valid conclusions and specific […]
by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. As has frequently been discussed in these pages, informed consent is the abortion industry’s Achilles’ heel. Abortionists can only thrive by concealing relevant information from women. First, they know that full and accurate disclosure would only convince many women that abortion is a bad solution which causes more problems than […]
by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. The idea that “abortion is an act of despair” is one of the key points I have always tried to stress in my writing and speaking engagements. Despair is not only the driving force behind most abortion choices, it is also the greatest obstacle to post-abortion recovery. Until more pro-lifers […]
Case Study: Kathy Williams The abortion clinic encouraged the use of a general anesthesia, which only added a little more to the cost. Kathy agreed, happy to accept anything which would make it easier to get through the day. Like so many others, she didn’t want to have an abortion. But in her situation, it […]
by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. The push for welfare reform is drawing broad support from both liberals and conservatives. And as always, single mothers on welfare are drawing the most fire. The outrage which drives this debate appears to be inspired more by harsh economic realities than high moral principles. Some, like Charles Murray, co-author […]