Help, Healing, Research, Education and Advocacy
by David C. Reardon In the 1960’s, when abortions were available only for “therapeutic” reasons, it was not uncommon for persons with the means and know-how to obtain an abortion on psychiatric grounds. In some states, all that was necessary was to find an agreeable psychiatrist willing to diagnose every woman with a problem pregnancy […]
The Supreme Court Declares Itself Infallible by David C. Reardon As you know, the Court refused to reject the basic premise in Roe which declared that women have a right to abortions. The swing vote of “conservative” Justices (O’Connor, Kennedy, and Souter) avoided a direct reexamination of Roe by deciding that whatever has already been […]
As the director, secretary, receptionist, bookkeeper, and gopher for the Elliot Institute I have been involved in many projects, big and small. In addition to the major research and writing tasks, there are literally hundreds of smaller tasks in which I have been involved. Indeed, these smaller tasks seem to monopolize most of my time. […]
Looking Ahead to 1993 Despite our very limited financial success this last year, with support from donors like yourself, I hope to hire a staff support person in 1993. In the last few weeks, a highly qualified candidate has come forward seeking to help us in our work. Her name is Ann Vogel, a nurse, […]
Pro-Woman / Pro-Life Campaign by David C. Reardon We know that between 30 and 60 percent of abortion patients feel they are being pressured into unwanted abortions. This is just one fact which offers us a new way to appeal to all people of good will. It also offers us the means to expose the […]
Responding to Pro-Abortion Researchers by David C. Reardon To counteract the push toward greater protections for women, pro-abortion researchers have begun a new push to publish skewed studies “proving” that abortion is “safe.” The most recent example of this effort appeared in the form of a lengthy commentary by Nada Stotland, M.D., in the October […]
Reproductive History Survey Moves Forward We are still engaged in the national “Reproductive History Survey” which is giving us the opportunity to compare a random sample women who have had abortions to women who have not. This survey was mailed to 5000 women in three variants: a basic form, a basic form plus an addendum […]
Risks and complications of abortion.