Help, Healing, Research, Education and Advocacy
From our friends Doug and Angela Grogg: Saturday Morning I received a Google Alert. It was about a 14 year old girl who was raped and is now pregnant. As all of you know this hits close to home with our family. The minute I read the article, I got Doug and we immediately prayed […]
We are always interested in publishing relevant content from guest experts, thoughtful people, or those who just want to share their stories. We also welcome regular contributors who may be willing to provide content every month or so. Here are some guidelines for submitting your article: 1. New, original articles are preferred. But reprints of […]
To our supporters: Tomorrow we will be counting our blessings. And we here at the Elliot Institute will be numbering you among those blessings. So it seems appropriate to send this note of thanks for your support. Perhaps your support took the form of a financial gift, sharing our materials, telling others about our work, […]
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 […]
A federal court has upheld the right of states to require abortionists to screen for coercion and other risk factors associated with a higher risk of negative emotional reactions to abortion. Now is the time to pass similar laws in the 48 states which do not have any requirements for pre-abortion screening. Please get the […]
The stories mentioned in books such as Aborted Women, Silent No More, Forbidden Grief and Giving Sorrow Words are part of a larger picture and an emerging body of evidence about abortion’s impact on women. Both qualitative and quantitative evidence indicate that unwanted and coerced abortions are common, and that coercion can take many direct […]
DO’s DON’Ts Do listen patiently. They are trying to sort out their feelings. Verbalizing them with someone who will listen helps. Expect and allow them to repeat themselves and to bring the subject up again later. Listen for clues to their deeper feelings to which you can respond later. Don’t shut them off by changing […]