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Recent Elliot Institute research has shown that the majority of abortions are unwanted, as defined by the fact that most women report feeling pressured to agree to an abortion that violated their own personal values and preferences. It is our firm belief that population controllers are actually fine with unwanted abortions, as evidenced by their […]
New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed a package of bills designed to make New York an abortion safe haven and protect “a woman’s right to determine and make her own decisions about her own body.” But how often is it really a woman’s own decision? The best evidence indicates that 64% of women who […]
Recent mainstream media headlines trumpeted the findings of a single new study revealing that adults who drank moderate amounts of coffee were 30% less likely to die during the period studied than those who didn’t drink coffee. But where are the headlines about the 11 studies showing that abortion is linked to a 50% increased risk of […]
While it is common to talk about laws that allow abortion in cases where it is necessary to save a woman’s life, in fact there is little or no medical evidence that it is ever clearly necessary. In 2012, in response to efforts to legalize abortions in their country, Irish doctors launched the Dublin Declaration, which […]
Pro-lifers are excited by the Supreme Court’s decision to refuse an injunction against enforcement of Texas’s new ban on abortions after six weeks of gestation. But notably, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority also noted that the novel nature of the statute raised new constitutional questions. In short, the controversy created by Texas Heartbeat Act is […]
by David C. Reardon April 15, 2021. A major abortion advocacy group has recently found that only 42% of aborting women described their pregnancies as unwanted.1 Unexpectedly, 38% described their pregnancies as wanted or wanted but mistimed. The remaining 19% were unsure how to describe the wantedness of their pregnancies, indicating ambivalence or at least some attachment to […]
Aug. 13, 2020 In 2016, Chief Justice Roberts voted to uphold a Texas law requiring abortionists to have hospital admitting privileges. But in 2020, he voted to reject an identical statute in Louisiana. Why? Because his 2016 opinion was overruled by the majority of the Supreme Court. Even though he still believes the majority erred […]
Below are the results of a 2008 nationwide opinion poll using a random sample of residential phone numbers. The poll was conducted using an automated phone script, which is reproduced in full, below. The 95% confidence limits for this poll are +/- 4%. Script & Results Hello, we are taking a nationwide opinion poll regarding […]
6/18/2019 An advice columnist writing in Teen Vogue magazine is advising a teen on how to use judicial bypass to get an abortion without telling her parents. The column from Nona Willis Aronowitz offers advice to a reader who says she is 16 and pregnant and “doesn’t want to be,” but is not sure if […]
7/10/2018 Following on the heels of the Irish vote to overturn constitutional protections for unborn children, a bill in Argentina could legalize abortion through all nine months of pregnancy, while Northern Ireland is also facing pressure to overturn its abortion ban. Abortion advocates claim that abortion is needed to protect the lives and well-being of […]
5/22/2018 Voters in Ireland are preparing to vote on Friday on whether or not to retain the Eighth Amendment recognizing the right to life of unborn children. Repealing the amendment would allow the government to implement a plan to allow abortion for any reason up to 12 weeks and for “health” reasons throughout pregnancy. Abortion […]
Ending Abortion: Learning the Truth, Telling the Truth By David C. Reardon, Ph.D. A HALF WON BATTLE Abortion in the United States, and throughout the world, has been legalized because of two basic lies. The first lie is that abortion only destroys an inconsequential “bunch of cells,” not a human life. The second lie is […]
By Secular Pro-Life Perspectives One of the more disturbing articles I’ve read this week comes from an Ohio affiliate of National Public Radio, and it is entitled “Unaccompanied In Pain: Gaps In Ohio Law Hurt Teen Moms.” It describes how pregnant teens who are estranged from their families are caught in a horrific legal loophole: […]
9/11/2017 An appeals court in Alabama has reversed a judge’s ruling preventing a minor girl from undergoing an abortion: Alabama state law says minors must get permission from their parents to have an abortion (§ 26-21-1 et seq., Ala. Code 1975). The statute does, however, say that minors can obtain waivers from the court that […]
7/28/2017 Massachusetts is considering a bill that would lower the age of consent for abortion from 18 to 16, allowing for abortions to be performed on girls 16 or older without parental consent or notification. The bill, S. 754, is being presented under the guise of “safeguarding the health care decisions of young adults.” But […]
6/23/2017 A statement released last month from the director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has called out abortion clinics in the state for violating a law that requires them to report complications. Randall Williams stated that his department will enforce the law: Since 1979, Missouri law has required providers of […]
4/17/17 By Chuck Donovan In recent years, advocates of legal abortion have turned their attention to limiting or interfering with the work of pregnancy help centers (PHCs), typically nonprofit groups that offer a range of free or heavily discounted services to women and girls who think they may be pregnant. These centers have sprung up […]
3/3/2017 As the debate over whether to allow abortion in Ireland continues, an Irish professor has stated that the claim that abortion is bad for women’s mental health is a “fringe view” that is not supported in science or medicine. Veronica O’Keane, professor of psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin, told the The Irish Times […]
2/21/2017 New legislation introduced in Florida and Iowa would make it easier for women who suffer psychological distress after abortion to hold abortionists accountable. Usually, tort law doesn’t allow for recovery of damages for emotional distress unless it is the result of physical injury. This means that a woman experiencing psychological problems after an […]
11/4/16 David C. Reardon In the most recent presidential debate, Hillary Clinton claimed late-term abortions are sometimes necessary to save women’s lives. That’s great rhetoric, but it is not supported by even a single medical study. Before examining the “abortion to save women’s lives” question, it is first important to note that only about 1.2 […]
3/31/16 Clarke D. Forsythe writes at LifeNews.com: The political claim—that women were or will be prosecuted or jailed under abortion laws—has been made so frequently by Planned Parenthood, NARAL, and NOW over the past 40 years that it has become an urban legend. It shows the astonishing power of contemporary media to make a complete […]
For Immediate Release (Jan 27, 2016 – Springfield, IL) The United States Preventive Services Task Force has issued a recommendation to screen women for depression before and after pregnancy in an effort to identify women at risk of post-partum depression and other pregnancy-associated mental health illnesses. Elliot Institute Director David Reardon said that “it is important […]
1/22/16 Today is the 43nd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions. In a Jan. 24, 1973 editorial, The New York Times proclaimed: The Supreme Court has made a major contribution to the preservation of individual liberties and of free decision-making by its invalidation of state laws inhibiting a woman’s right […]
