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The Jericho Plan: Breaking Down the Walls Which Prevent Post-Abortion Healing

David C. Reardon, Ph.D.

Acorn Books, PO Box 7348, Springfield, IL 62791-7348 (217) 525-8202


Dedicated to my parents, Tom and Joan, who offered their children examples of faith, hope, and charity


The Jericho Plan: Breaking Down the Walls Which Prevent Post-Abortion Healing, Copyright © 1996 David C. Reardon, Ph.D.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without prior written permission from the author, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review.

Printed in Canada. Published by Acorn Books, P.O. Box 7348, Springfield, IL 62791-7348.

Cover Art: Diana Moses Botkin

Book and Cover Design: C.J. Petlick, Hunter Design Associates

Portions of this book have been adapted from these previous works by the author:

David C. Reardon, Making Abortion Rare: A Healing Strategy for A Divided Nation (Springfield, IL: Acorn Books, 1996).

“A Healing Strategy” The Post-Abortion Review 3(1):1-4 (1995).

“Despair Versus Hope” The Post-Abortion Review 3(2):1-2 (1995).

REPRINT PERMISSION FOR RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS: Any portion of this book may be reprinted in church bulletins, pamphlets, or brochures prepared for free distribution in your church on the condition that the following copyright notice is included: “Reprinted from The Jericho Plan, Copyright 1996 David C. Reardon.” If the material is quoted herein from another source, omit the above notice and include a citation for the source as identified herein.

——————————————————————–Cataloging-in-Publication Data Reardon, David C., Ph.D. The jericho plan: breaking down the walls which prevent post-abortion healing / David C. Reardon p. cm. Bibliography: (p. ) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-9648957-5-7 (paper) 1. Abortion counseling 2. Abortion applicants–Pastoral counseling of. 3. Abortion–United States–Psychological aspects. 4. Abortion–Religious aspects–Christianity. 5. Abortion–Moral and ethical aspects. I. Title. HQ767.4 1996 363.4’6 LCCN: 96-83667 CIP

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Copyright 1996 David C. Reardon. Excerpted with permission for from The Jericho Plan: Breaking Down the Walls Which Prevent Post-Abortion Healing, published by Acorn Books, PO Box 7348, Springfield, IL 62791-7348 for internet posting exclusively at www.afterabortion.org. All Rights Reserved.

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