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3/25/13 Lauren Enriquez writes at LiveAction News about how the abortion industry uses “judicial bypass” to get around laws requiring them to notify parents before performing abortions on teenage girls. She notes: The judicial bypass process is essential to ensuring that cash flow into the abortion industry does not suffer due to one demographic (minors) […]
Through your support, we were blessed during the last year to accomplish a number of projects, including: * We had two studies of women’s death rates following abortion published in peer-reviewed journals. Our studies included all women of reproductive age in Denmark from 1980 to 2004. The findings showed that: * Following their first pregnancies, […]
Provision to to Pay for Abortions Remains in Military Funding Bill House and Senate negotiators working on a Defense Department budget bill have agreed to keep a provision that would authorize the military to pay for abortions for women who become pregnant as a result of rape or incest, it is being reported. The provision, […]
Women Who’ve Been There Call for Better Support, Not Abortion Abortion advocates are applauding a Senate vote to authorize insurance coverage for abortions for women in the military who become pregnant through rape or incest. But many women who’ve been there — including the members of the Ad Hoc Committee of Women Pregnant By Sexual […]
11/8/12 By Deana Schroeder Note: The following is a guest post from a member of the Ad Hoc Committee of Women Pregnant By Sexual Assault (WPSA). I’ve been there. Not Todd Akin. Not Richard Mourdock. And certainly not their critics who sanctimoniously imagine that they know what pregnant sexual assault victims really want and need. As […]
This comment was recently posted to our web site: My mother was raped at age 16. Her parents forced her to have an abortion. She stopped going to church, dropped out of high school and became depressed. Her young adulthood was during WWII and she had a problem with relationships. She eventually married my father […]
By David C. Reardon The accusations that Indiana U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock believes “God intends pregnancies resulting from rape” reveal a despicable attitude toward justice and truth. But even worse, the commentary and debate taking place about rape pregnancies is profoundly hurtful to both women who became pregnant through rape and their children. While the comments may […]
The Ad Hoc Committee of Women Pregnant By Sexual Assault (WPSA), is a group of women who have experienced pregnancies resulting from rape or incest. WPSA is asking Congress and state legislators to hold hearings where women who have experienced a pregnancy resulting from sexual assault can tell their stories and talk about the real […]
The Ad Hoc Committee of Women Pregnant By Sexual Assault (WPSA), is a group of women who have experienced pregnancies resulting from rape or incest. WPSA is asking Congress and state legislators to hold hearings where women who have experienced a pregnancy resulting from sexual assault can tell their stories and talk about the real […]
Women Who Became Pregnant Through Rape Renew Calls for Congressional Hearings Group Asks Both Sides to Listen to and Respond to Real Needs of Pregnant Sexual Assault Victims We are members of the Ad Hoc Committee of Women Pregnant by Sexual Assault (WPSA). This group was formed eight years ago to petition Congress to hold […]