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News Briefs California Abortionist Pleads Guilty in Abortion Death A California abortionist pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter after botching an abortion that killed a 27-year-old woman. Abortionist Bruce Steir was sentenced to a year in jail and 1,000 hours of community service for the death of Sharon Hamptlon, who bled to death after he performed […]
Study Results Show Half a Million Women Affected by Post-Abortion Syndrome Springfield, IL (August 24, 2000) — Pro-choice researchers writing in the August issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry have acknowledged that some women experience post-abortion syndrome (PAS). The research team, led by Dr. Brenda Major, diagnosed PAS among 1.4 percent of a sample […]
7/26/2000 Women’s Mental Health Declines After Abortion While Childbirth Helps Springfield, IL (July 26 2000 )– Women who undergo abortions are at greater risk for mental health problems in subsequent years, according to a new study presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society (APS) held this June in Miami Beach, Florida. The […]
By David C. Reardon, Ph.D. On March 1, 1989, Erica Richardson, a 16-year-old Maryland resident, bled to death from a punctured uterus only hours after undergoing an abortion. During the next five months, two adult women, Gladys Estanislao and Debra Gray, also died from abortion complications. They too were residents of Maryland. Shockingly, none of […]
Please share “Abortion Four Times Deadlier Than Childbirth” from this issue of The Post-Abortion Review with the pro-life groups and pro-life legislators in your state, especially if you have a Woman’s Right to Know Act in effect. These laws generally require the State Department of Public Health to prepare a booklet describing the risks of […]
New Studies Unmask High Maternal Death Rates From Abortion Abortion advocates, relying on inaccurate maternal death data in the United States, routinely claim that a woman’s risk of dying from childbirth is six, ten, or even twelve times higher than the risk of death from abortion. In contrast, abortion critics have long contended that the […]
3/13/2000 Springfield, IL (March 13, 2000)–Women who have an abortion are five times more likely to report subsequent substance abuse compared to women who carry to term, according to a study published in the latest issue of the prestigious American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. The study was authored by Elliot Institute director Dr. […]
“Hope and Healing” Goes to Washington Nearly one and a half million copies of Hope and Healing, the Elliot Institute’s educational insert on post-abortion grief and healing were inserted as paid advertising in the February 27th issue of The Washington Post, and five community newspapers in California, Florida, North Carolina, and Illinois. This will nearly […]
3/3/2000 Women who have an abortion are five times more likely to report subsequent substance abuse compared to women who carry to term, according to a study published in the latest issue of the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. The study was authored by Elliot Institute director Dr. David Reardon and Dr. Philip […]
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 […]