Help, Healing, Research, Education and Advocacy
2/27/2018 Over the past several days, we’ve received two reminders of the often hidden impact of abortion on the fathers involved. One was a comment posted on our web site from a man whose girlfriend is considering an abortion. He wrote: So, what on earth is the male partner supposed to do? My girlfriend wants […]
Founded in 1988, the Elliot Institute has been a leader in research, education, and advocacy for women, men and families who are at risk of or who have been harmed by abortion. Indeed, according to a pro-abortion New York Times columnist, it is the Elliot Institute which is to blame for resurrecting the idea (or […]
1/22/18 Pressure to Abort, Attachment to Pregnancy and Difficulty Making the Decision Widespread Among Women Who Suffer After Abortion A newly-published survey of women who sought help from a crisis pregnancy center after abortion sheds light on the experiences of women who suffer after abortion. Published in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (JP&S), […]
2017 was a busy year for us here at the Elliot Institute! Here are our most popular newsletter posts of the year: Video: Abortion Increases Women’s Risk of Premature Death Each Abortion Increases Women’s Risk of Premature Death by 50 Percent, New Study Reports New Legislation Would Help Women Who Have Suffered Psychological Distress Following […]
12/11/2017 Women Who’ve Been There Say Abortion Doesn’t Help, Causes More Harm A teen girl is pregnant as a result of rape. Does she need an abortion? That’s what many judges in India seem to be thinking, as yet another court has granted permission for an abortion to be performed on a 13 year-old girl […]
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 […]
This video provides an overview of a new systematic review of the medical literature that reveals that each induced abortion a woman undergoes increases her risk of premature death by 50 percent or more. The elevated risk of death is evident within the first 180 days, the risk of death from any cause is […]
Abortion and miscarriage are linked to an increased risk of premature death in women, while live birth is associated with improved longevity. The negative effects are greater for abortion than miscarriage, Each abortion exposure increases the risk of early death by about fifty percent. The elevated risk of death has been identified within the first 180 days following an abortion or miscarriage and may persists for over ten years.
11/7/2017 A pregnant teenage girl who is in the US illegally has undergone an abortion, in the midst of a legal battle between abortion advocates and the Trump administration over whether the abortion could take place. According to the Associated Press, the Department of Justice has accused the ACLU of failing to tell them about […]
10/24/17 A government report on the United Kingdom’s largest abortion chain, Marie Stopes International, has found allegations that the company based performance bonuses for the staff on encouraging women to have abortions: One section of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) report on the Marie Stopes center in Maidstone, Kent, infers that staff felt pressure to encourage women to go […]
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 […]
8/15/2017 Writing at Save the 1, a mother who conceived a child as a result of rape speaks out in defense of children conceived in rape and their mothers: I have a question for the people … who claim great concern for the pregnant rape victim to the point of demanding abortion: What have you […]
8/8/2017 A House committee in Texas has approved a bill that would require abortion clinics to report complications and maternal deaths to the state Health and Human Services Commission within 72 hours: House Bill 13 by Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake, would require abortion providers and health care facilities to report within three business days to the Texas […]
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 […]
6/9/2017 With Father’s Day approaching, this is a must-read article from The Daily Telegraph (Australia) about the link between abortion and suicide among men: Piecing together the pain of loss for men after abortion By Corrine Barraclough There are some times in life when you don’t join the dots until you have a conversation […]
5/26/2017 A new US State Department program that is supposed to fight human trafficking is raising concerns among some human rights groups that the money may end up supporting abortion and prostitution. The Center for Family and Human Rights (C-FAM) reports that a coalition of human rights groups sent a letter last month to the […]
5/12/2017 Women Who’ve Been There Say Abortion Doesn’t Help, Causes More Harm The New York Times recently ran a profile in their op-ed section on Willie Parker, an abortionist who recently published a book on his work and who claims to perform abortions as a result of his “Christian” beliefs. The article ends with a […]
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 […]
4/4/2017 Researchers studying the breast cancer epidemic in the UK have called for a recognition of the risks caused by induced abortion and hormonal contraception, saying that “acknowledgment of the importance of these risk factors is needed to open the way for breast cancer prevention.” In a paper published in the Journal of American Physicians and […]
3/17/17 By Cheryl Sullenger Karnamaya Mongar, a tiny Bhutanese refugee who barely spoke a word of English, died at the hands of Kermit Gosnell and his incompetent staff on November 19, 2009. Mongar had newly immigrated to the U.S. with her family, who was struggling to make ends meet on low-wage jobs in Virginia. […]
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 […]
