Help, Healing, Research, Education and Advocacy
By Theresa Karminski Burke with David C. Reardon Experts agree that during the past 25 years the rate of child abuse has increased dramatically. Between 1976 and 1987 alone, there was a 330% increase in reported cases of child abuse. While a portion of this increase is due to better reporting, experts agree that these […]
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 […]
Pioneer Publishing has just announced the release of a new book by Dr. Philip Ney, a well known researcher whose studies have established a strong link between post-abortion trauma and child abuse. Deeply Damaged: An Explanation for the Profound Problems Arising from Aborting Babies and Abusing Children, is a culmination of Dr. Ney’s years of […]
Authors Say Emotional Healing After Abortion Will Increase Likelihood of “Violence Free” Families Springfield, IL (October 24, 2005) — A new study published in the medical journal Acta Paediatrica has found that women who have had an abortion are 2.4 times more likely to physically abuse their children. The study, led by Priscilla Coleman of […]
Most abortion providers ignore their obligation to screen for coercion and other signs that abortion will hurt more than help women. But a little known law in Nebraska seeks to stop this abuse of women. It requires doctors to ask you if you are feeling any pressure to have an abortion. They are also required […]
5/1/2019 Kevin Burke, LSW You’re no doubt familiar with the African proverb, “it takes a village to raise a child.” Read carefully the following abortion testimony. I highlighted, in bold italics, those individuals who were influential in the decision to abort the developing child in Dora’s womb. As you will see, abortion is rarely a […]
6/25/2018 Nearly 50 consumer complaints have been filed against nine Indiana abortionists for performing abortions on sexual abuse victims as young as 12 and failing to report those cases to authorities: Nine abortion practitioners in the state of Indiana have been caught failing to report child sex abuse in cases where they did abortions on […]
10/6/16 Theresa Bonopartis, founder of Lumina post-abortion healing ministry, vividly remembers the day that she phoned her doctor for the results of her pregnancy test. She was 18, unmarried, and scared. The doctor’s words confirmed what, despite months of denial, she already knew–she was almost four months pregnant. She and her boyfriend decided to marry. […]
9/25/2015 This week, Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Washington, DC for an official state visit, meeting with President Obama to discuss issues such as cybersecurity and North Korea. But today is also the 35th anniversary of China’s “one-child policy”, which has been blamed for “causing more violence against women and girls than any other […]
Thirty-four years ago, China imposed its “one-child policy” across the nation, a policy that has been blamed for “causing more violence against women and girls than any other official policy on earth.” The policy requires Chinese couples to have a birth permit before having a child, with most being allowed only one child. The enforcement […]
Note: This story is reprinted from the book Victims and Victors: Speaking Out About Their Pregnancies, Abortions and Children Resulting From Sexual Assault. When I was about 13, my stepfather started molesting me. It continued until I came forward with it when I was 16. At age 15, I became pregnant. No one knew but […]
— As a new study finds brain changes in children whose mothers were depressed, we examine the research on abortion’s impact on subsequent children. Recently, researchers at the University of Montreal found that children whose mothers were depressed had changes in their brains. From the article at MedicalXpress.com: Researchers think that brains are sensitive to […]
By Theresa Burke with David Reardon It has been my experience that a high proportion of women suffering post-abortion trauma also have histories of molestation, sexual abuse, or incest. Most other post-abortion counselors with whom I deal have reported a similar observation. In the Elliot Institute survey, 21 percent of the post-abortive women surveyed reported […]
Springfield, IL (August 4, 2009) — A new British study has found that women having repeat abortions were more likely to be in an abusive relationship. The study, published in The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, the journal of the Royal College of Ob-Gyns., found that 30 percent of women having a second abortion reported being in […]
1/20/2005 Springfield, IL (January 20, 2005) — A new research review published in Current Women’s Health Reviews highlights the growing body of evidence that abortion is linked with increased rates of substance abuse among women. Substance abuse has increased in the past three decades in the United States, but author Priscilla Coleman, a researcher and […]
Theresa Burke with David C. Reardon The following is excerpted from the book Forbidden Grief: The Unspoken Pain of Abortion by Theresa Burke and David C. Reardon. It has been my experience that a high proportion of women suffering post-abortion trauma also have histories of molestation, sexual abuse, or incest. Most other post-abortion counselors with […]
6/21/2004 Springfield, IL (June 21, 2004) — A new study published in this month’s American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse strengthens the case for a causal connection between abortion and substance abuse. The study found that among women who had unintended first pregnancies, those who had abortions were more likely to report, an average […]
Talking With Your Children About Your Abortion Amy R. Sobie Theresa Bonopartis vividly remembers the day, more than 20 years ago, that she phoned her doctor for the results of her pregnancy test. She was 18, unmarried, and scared. The doctor’s words confirmed what, despite months of denial, she already knew–she was almost four months […]
3/3/2003 Women with a prior history of abortion are twice as likely to use alcohol, five times more likely to use illicit drugs, and ten times more likely to use marijuana during the first pregnancy they carry to term compared to other women delivering their first pregnancies, according to a study published in this month’s […]
12/15/2002 New Study Shows Substance Abuse Among Pregnant Women Linked to Prior Abortion, Puts Later Children At Risk Springfield, IL (December 15, 2002)– Women with a prior history of abortion are twice as likely to use alcohol, five times more likely to use illicit drugs, and ten times more likely to use marijuana during the […]
Study Shows Less Home Support, More Behavioral Problems Among Children Whose Mothers Had Abortions An Elliot Institute co-authored study, published in the newest issue of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, has found that children whose mothers have a history of abortion tend to have less emotional support at home and more behavioral problems […]
News Briefs Study: Couples Who Pay for IVF Get More Embryos A New England Journal of Medicine study shows that couples whose health insurance covers in vitro fertilization are less likely to become pregnant than those who pay for it themselves. Couples in the study who paid for IVF themselves had more embryos implanted at […]
New Study Reveals Less Home Support and More Behavioral Problems Among Children of Post-Abortive Mothers Springfield, IL (September 18, 2001)–A study published in the newest issue of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry found that children whose mothers have a history of abortion tend to have less emotional support at home and more behavioral […]
