Help, Healing, Research, Education and Advocacy
A Survey of WEBA Members The following material is taken from Appendix Two of Aborted Women: Silent No More by David C. Reardon (Loyola University Press, 1987) For a more complete discussion of the survey findings, plus a review of other literature on the topic and testimonies from some of the survey participants, see Aborted […]
CHAPTER FIVE: SAMPLES OF THE JERICHO SERMONS IN THREE STEPS The following three sermons are intended as an example of a series of sermons which build upon each other to cover all seven steps of the JERICHO PLAN as previously outlined in the introduction. Because some people may not hear all three sermons, each sermon […]
CHAPTER EIGHT: A CHECKLIST OF ACTION STEPS 1. Give a series of sermons on compassion, grief, and forgiveness, such as outlined herein. Review these points at least twice a year for the benefit of new members of the congregation and for the old members who didn’t quite believe it all the first time. 2. Keep […]
The Jericho Plan Breaking Down the Walls Which Prevent Post-Abortion Healing David C. Reardon, Ph.D. TABLE OF CONTENTS Frontpiece Who Should Use This Book? Introduction Defusing Tensions Our Long-Range Goal Adjusting This Material to Your Perspective An Overview of Our Approach CHAPTER ONE: FOCUSING ON WOMEN The Natural Order of Things Learning Our Lessons, Too […]
Introduction to The Jericho Plan No one enjoys preaching about abortion. Most of us would rather avoid it, because we know the abortion issue touches a deeply personal and painful memory for so many people in our congregations. But avoiding the abortion issue does not help anyone. People on both sides of the issue need […]
by Amy R. Sobie Manda is serving time at a women’s prison in Coldwater, Michigan. This is her second imprisonment. Her life has been scarred by many traumatic events: placement in foster care at the age of six, marriage to an abusive husband at 15, an abortion, imprisonment. Yet behind prison walls, Manda has found […]
by Laurie Velker “. . . I was in prison and you came to visit Me.” — Matt. 25: 36(b) I had asked God many times to allow me the opportunity to minister behind prison walls. I didn’t know how He would open the door for me, but I never stopped asking Him. Then others […]
Released Case Study: “Jamie Smith” I grew up in a physically and verbally abusive home. My youngest sister drowned when I was seven years old and my mother blamed me for it. I cooked, cleaned, cared for my siblings, and received daily beatings from my mother. I was told to be quiet, take what was […]
By Connie Nykiel “Sorrow makes us all children again.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson I teach childbirth education to pregnant teenagers. My job is to prepare young parents for parenthood. This includes the possibility of parenting a baby with a birth defect or being the parent of a baby that is miscarried, stillborn, or dies soon after […]
by Theresa Karminski Burke, Ph.D., & David C. Reardon, Ph.D. Experts agree that during past the 25 years the rate of child abuse has increased dramatically. Between 1976 and 1987, alone, there was a 330% increase in the reported cases of child abuse. While a portion of this increase is due to better reporting, experts […]
