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This is a collection of abortion testimonies written by women and men in their own words. They describe the factors going into their decisions, their personal experience with abortion, and how it affected their lives. While not all women regret their abortions, these abortion stories reveal that many do. There are several risk factors identifying […]
by Rachel M. MacNair, Ph.D, August 15, 2008 Rachel MaNcair is the President of Division 48, Peace Psychology, of the American Psychological Association, and Director of Institute for Integrated Social Analysis, research arm of Consistent Life. Reprinted with permission. We have known for a long time that the word “choice” in the abortion debate doesn’t mean […]
The decision to have an abortion can be difficult. The potential risks and benefits of abortion should be carefully evaluated. These risks will vary widely between different people and in different circumstances. Unfortunately, as many as 62% of women thinking about abortion feel pressured by other people to undergo an abortion regardless of its risks. […]
Founded in 1988, the Elliot Institute is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to research, education and outreach regarding the effects of abortion on women, men, families and society. Our mission includes: Researching the Impact of Abortion We have published dozens of peer reviewed studies in medical journals proving that abortion is much more harmful to […]
In his encyclical letter Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life, paragraph 99), Pope John Paul II has a special message for women who have had an abortion: I would now like to say a special word to women who have had an abortion. The Church is aware of the many factors which may have influenced your […]
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Medical studies in the last ten years have overwhelmingly confirmed a link between abortion and breast cancer. Why haven’t you heard the news?
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07/22/2019 A new analysis of suicide deaths in Italy found that in the year following a pregnancy, women who had an abortion were 2.3 times more likely to commit suicide than women who gave birth. This is just the latest of numerous studies linking abortion to higher rates of suicide and elevated risk of death […]
The American Psychological Association has identified numerous risk factors that can predict which women are most likely to have more severe emotional reactions to abortion. This is a link to an online checklist that you can use to evaluate your own unique risk profile.Alternatively, you can download a printable checklist here. Abortion providers who fail to screen […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Mark Davis Pickup | 06/12/2019 My fifteen-year-old granddaughter is debating abortion at the public high school she attends. She has discovered a wall of pro-abortion feminism coming down on her like a ton of bricks. This evening she contacted her grandmother LaRee to ask if she could use LaRee’s and my abortion story in […]
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 […]
1/22/2019 Abortion does nothing to change a woman’s life situation. All it does is end the life of her unborn child. So why do we act as if abortion is the cure-all solution we’ve been looking for since the beginning of time? Abortion does not end poverty, so why do we offer it as a […]
12/18/2018 For years, parents and advocacy groups for children with Down Syndrome have been deeply concerned by the increase in abortion when a diagnosis of Down Syndrome is made. Now new statistics on abortion from England and Wales show that such abortions have increased by 50 percent in the last 10 years. These abortions often […]
Major Resources Making Abortion RareA Healing Strategy for a Divided Nation Examines the importance of post-abortion healing and research to ending the abortion controversy. Price: $14.95 plus shipping. The Jericho PlanBreaking Down the Walls Which Prevent Post-Abortion Healing Discusses spiritual aspects related to abortion and how to promote post-abortion healing, […]
Experts on both sides of the abortion debate agree that abortion contributes to mental health problems in some women. But they disagree whether or not abortion is ever the sole cause of mental illness.
9/19/2018 By Theresa Bonopartis In working in post-abortion healing, we often get calls from family members or friends of those who have experienced abortion. Since the passage of Roe v Wade in 1973, over 60 million abortions have taken place in our country. We all know someone who has had an abortion. The calls usually […]
By Sally Garneau I learned that I was pregnant at the age of eighteen, shortly after moving in with my boyfriend. Feeling scared and insecure, I didn’t know how a baby would fit into my future. Upon seeking counsel from friends and family, it seemed logical to consider abortion as an option. After all, I […]
8/28/18 The last few years have seen increased attacks on pregnancy help centers from state legislators, the abortion lobby and their allies in the media, including laws forcing pregnancy centers to refer clients to abortion businesses or even counsel them about the “benefits” of abortion. Now an article in the Journal of the America Medical […]
Springfield, IL (July 27, 2018) — The claim that 95 percent of women have no regrets or mental illness after their abortions is based on the Turnaway Study’s intentionally inaccurate analysis and an unrepresentative sample of women, according to a new review published in the Linacre Quarterly medical journal. The review examines a series of studies […]
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 […]
