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Pensacola, FL (January 22, 2025) — One-third of abortion patients report having attempted suicide, with 94% reporting that their abortion experiences contributed to that attempt, according to a new peer reviewed study of a national, random sample of women. By the age of 45, fully 35% of women who had a history of abortion reported […]
October 29, 2024 (Pensacola, FL) A prominent study cited in abortion rights lawsuits is based on the unethical use of personal identifying information, according to a new peer reviewed report. In addition, the report catalogues numerous ways the Turnaway Study has violated the accepted standards for reporting scientific results. The report is authored by David […]
News Release — 6/13/2023 Women facing a problematic pregnancy who have had contact with a pro-life pregnancy resource center almost always give the centers high marks for improving their lives, according to a new peer reviewed study, “Welcomed Pregnancies: Characteristics and Patterns of Adjusting to Unwanted, Unplanned, Untimely or Otherwise Difficult Pregnancies.” In this national […]
Recent Elliot Institute research has shown that the majority of abortions are unwanted, as defined by the fact that most women report feeling pressured to agree to an abortion that violated their own personal values and preferences. It is our firm belief that population controllers are actually fine with unwanted abortions, as evidenced by their efforts […]
News Release — May 13, 2024 There is a 50% increased risk of a first time psychiatric treatment in the year following a first abortion, according to a newly published reanalysis of Danish medical records. The elevated risk was highest (87% increased risk) for personality and behavioral disorders. This study corrects the methodological errors of a […]
Washington, DC (11/10/2023)—Women exposed to abortion of a first pregnancy face elevated rates of subsequent psychiatric admissions, and longer hospitalization, than women who carry a first pregnancy to term, according to a new peer reviewed study published in the International Journal of Women’s Health. Figure 1: Average rate of psychiatric inpatient admissions per patient per year, prior […]
Washington, DC (May 11, 2023) — The assumption that abortions only occur when women freely want them has been overturned by a new study interviewing a national sample of 1000 women 41 to 45 years of age. Of women with a history of abortion, only 33% described their abortions as a “wanted and consistent with my values and preferences.” […]
Recent mainstream media headlines trumpeted the findings of a single new study revealing that adults who drank moderate amounts of coffee were 30% less likely to die during the period studied than those who didn’t drink coffee. But where are the headlines about the 11 studies showing that abortion is linked to a 50% increased risk of a woman’s […]
(July 16, 2021) — Rapid repeat pregnancies are common after abortion of a first pregnancy, according to a new study of over two million young women. This finding is consistent with data showing that 29% of women undergoing an abortion have a strong desire for a “replacement pregnancy.” But since the same pressures to abort […]
by David C. Reardon April 15, 2021. A major abortion advocacy group has recently found that only 42% of aborting women described their pregnancies as unwanted.1 Unexpectedly, 38% described their pregnancies as wanted or wanted but mistimed. The remaining 19% were unsure how to describe the wantedness of their pregnancies, indicating ambivalence or at least some attachment to […]