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Politically Correct Vs. Politically Smart Why Politicians Should Be Both Pro-woman and Pro-life by David C. Reardon The abortion debate is about women’s rights versus the rights of the unborn. Right? Wrong. That is the way the pro-abortionists and media have framed the debate. They have consciously defined this issue in terms which polarize the […]
by David C. Reardon I am afraid that many readers will consider the following article to be long, and maybe even “dry!” I apologize to these readers. On the other hand, it is my hope that most readers will recognize that this issue of physician’s duties and patient’s rights truly is the “Achilles’ heel” of […]
Two Senseless Deaths: The Long Road to Recovery by “Mrs. Julia Taylor” This year on Mother’s Day, I helped my grandson place flowers on his mother’s grave. Although Justin is only seven years old, he tries to be brave as he honors his mother’s memory. I can’t help thinking how proud she would be. Justin […]
Volume 1, Number 1, Winter 1993 Elliot Institute’s 1992 Year-End Report Reproductive History Survey Moves Forward Progress of survey comparing a random sample of women who’ve had abortions to women who haven’t. Elliot Institute’s Voice Heard at the Supreme Court Elliot Institute files an amicus brief for the Supreme Court’s review of Planned Parenthood v. […]
New Study Confirms Link Between Abortion and Substance Abuse by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. A recent Elliot Institute study has established a strong statistical correlation between abortion and subsequent drug or alcohol abuse. This finding is based on a national, random sample of 700 women participating in a reproductive history survey. After excluding women who […]
While there is intense controversy regarding how many women experience post-abortion psychological problems, even pro-abortion researchers admit that at least some women are negatively effected. Moreover, according to the American Psychological Association’s 2008 Task Force on Mental Health and Abortion there are at least 15 risk factors that identify the women at greatest risk of […]
by David C. Reardon Abortion advocates claim that the abortion of unplanned pregnancies empowers women. They view unplanned children as the cause of lost education and career opportunities. Abortion, they claim, enables women to control their lives, pursue their dreams, and ultimately improve their socio-economic status. But this argument presupposes that the birth of an […]
Your Help is Needed to Document the Pain Two academic research groups, The Association for Interdisciplinary Research and the Elliot Institute for Social Sciences Research, have organized a national project to collect case studies documenting the negative impact of abortion on women, men, and relatives. The goal of this project is to collect tens of […]
Researchers Needed The Elliot Institute has several data sets available for use by qualified researchers. (See, for example, the last issue for a description of our random “Reproductive History Survey” which includes 58,906 data points.) We also have three other data sets available, plus over a thousand case study forms which are available for qualitative […]
by David C. Reardon The American Medical Association has long supported legal abortion. Indeed, since 1972, the AMA’s amicus briefs to the Supreme Court have generously provided Justice Harry Blackmun and his cohorts with a “medical” justification for abortion on demand. The crux of this “medical” justification is the claim that abortion is “safe” – […]
