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Can the Elliot Institute Survive With Only 192 Donors? No. We can’t. March 28, 2011 Dear Friend, The blame is all mine. I’m not a very good fundraiser. And I’m apparently getting worse. Both our fall and winter fundraising appeals fell far short of previous years’ efforts. For the first nine months of our current […]
More Than 25 Years of Pro-Woman/Pro-Life Leadership In 1988, Dr. David Reardon founded the Elliot Institute in order to conduct original research on the effects of abortion on women, men, families and society. His first study was funded by a few donations from friends and family, and in the early years he did everything himself […]
Our Mission Founded in 1988, the Elliot Institute has been a leader in research, education, and advocacy for women, men and families who have experienced pregnancy loss, whether by induced abortion, miscarriage or stillbirth. Our research is especially focused on risk factors for more negative outcomes and the pressures that lead to unwanted abortions. Please […]
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Sleep Disorders Increase After Abortion Study of 56,284 May Link Sleep Problems to Abortion Trauma Springfield, IL (Jan. 25, 2006) A new study published in Sleep, the official journal of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, has found that women who experienced abortion were more likely to be treated for sleep disorders or disturbances compared to […]
Pro-life Politicians Armed with New Pro-Woman Facts and Arguments Resource Kit Includes Poll Results, Coerced Abortions Report, and Solid Answers to Hard Questions Springfield, IL (Aug 23, 2004) — A recent nationally representative opinion poll (+/- 4 percentage points) has found that 86 percent of American adults believe significant emotional problems after an abortion are […]
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 […]
By David C. Reardon, Ph.D. There is an important connection between violence in the womb and violence in the home. Certainly not every abortion leads to domestic violence, nor is every case of domestic violence rooted in the trauma of a prior abortion. But it is not a coincidence that the rates of abortion and […]
David C. Reardon, Ph.D. In 1988, Lorena came to the United States on a visa with high hopes for becoming married and raising a family here. When this 19-year-old girl met the handsome John Wayne Bobbitt, sharply dressed in a Marine uniform, she was more than ready to believe that he was the beginning of […]
