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Giving Sorrow Words Women’s Stories of Grief After Abortion by Melinda Tankard Reist “I wish someone had said, ‘There would be losses having a baby, but don’t underestimate the loss of having an abortion.’” -Lee Abortion has been presented as a simple procedure that allows women to put the crisis of an unintended pregnancy behind […]
The Impact of Abortion After Prenatal Testing Elizabeth Ring-Cassidy and Ian Gentles In advanced industrial countries, prenatal testing in order to detect fetal abnormalities has become routine. The amount of genetic information that has become available has expanded enormously in the past few years. While there are a number of ways of carrying out these […]
Infertility Treatments and the Problem of “Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction” Elizabeth Ring-Cassidy and Ian Gentles Just as reproductive technologies have changed obstetrical practice, so too have they led to a type of abortion which affects a different population of pregnant women from those who do not want to be pregnant. These women have waited and planned […]
Population control advocates insist that expanded access to abortion is essential to improving the status and health of women throughout the world. Pro-lifers, on the other hand, are obviously opposed to any effort to expand abortion access around the world. Many proponents of population control honestly believe that such efforts will expand the rights of […]
New Study Shows Women’s Death Rate Following Abortion Much Higher than Previously Known Springfield, IL (August 2, 2002)–A study published in the August edition of the Southern Medical Journal reveals that women who have abortions are at significantly higher risk of near and long term death than women who give birth. This contradicts the widely […]
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 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 […]
By Amy Sobie & David C. Reardon, Ph.D. Gaylene was 14 when she became pregnant. She turned to her high school guidance counselor for advice. She writes: [The school counselor] was sympathetic and understanding. He felt there was no need to worry my family. He also explained about having a child, how tough it would […]
Post-abortion counselors are prepared to help people of every religious background, or no religious background. Most are very respectful of the religious beliefs (or non-beliefs) of the women and men they serve. Because abortion involves issues of death and moral responsibility, however, it is natural and necessary for the religious and spiritual beliefs of the […]
It’s scary to talk about an abortion experience with others. What if they don’t understand? What if they condemn you, withdraw from you, or start acting weird whenever you’re around? These are all reasonable fears. We have them because it is important for all of us to see and feel that people around us care […]