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Video: Abortion Increases Women’s Risk of Premature Death 11/17/17 Each Abortion Increases Women’s Risk of Premature Death by 50 Percent, New Study Reports 11/14/17 Alabama Appeals Court Rules Minor Girl Can Get Abortion Without Parental Consent 9/11/17 MA Bill Would Allow 16-Year-Olds to Undergo Abortions Without Their Parents Knowing 7/28/17 Missouri Official: Abortion Clinics Don’t […]
Volume 13, Number 1, January-March 2005 Download Issue (pdf format) Contents: Supreme Court Refuses to Hear McCorvey Case Trauma Symptoms Common After Abortion 64 Percent of Women Report Feeling Pressured Into Abortion Recent Research A Fact Sheet Showing Abortion’s Harm to Women (note: for a more updated fact sheet, click here) When the Freedom to […]
Return to order page Table of Contents for Detrimental Effects of Abortion: An Annotated Bibliography With Commentary Copyright 2001 Thomas W. Strahan Introductory Material Note On Corrections and Recommendations Supplements and Updates x Editors Introduction xi Editors Discussion of Key Research Findings and Conclusions xii Standard of Care for Abortion Abortion Procedures – Standards and […]
Theresa Karminski Burke, Ph.D. I remember meeting Marita my freshman year in college. She was cute, like a cheerleader, and had the same dynamic, enthusiastic “rah rah” personality. Marita had boundless energy. She was fun to be around and had a self-assured style. At the same time, she was still very much a little girl. […]
An Outline for Legislation for Parental Consent & Judicial Bypass Regarding Birth Control Prescriptions for Minors 1. In general, the bill would require consent from at least one custodial parent or legal guardian before birth control could be provided to a minor. Preferably, proof of parental consent would require that the parent accompany the daughter […]
Redirect A List of Major Psychological Sequelae of Abortion REQUIREMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT: In a study of post-abortion patients only 8 weeks after their abortion, researchers found that 44% complained of nervous disorders, 36% had experienced sleep disturbances, 31% had regrets about their decision, and 11% had been prescribed psychotropic medicine by their family doctor. […]
Didn’t former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop conclude that there are no psychological consequences from abortion? Actually, no. Dr. Koop was assigned by President Ronald Reagan to produce a report on the psychological impact of abortion on women. What Koop told the President is that he could not find any studies at that time […]
Parental Consent & Judicial Bypass Regarding Birth Control Prescriptions for Minors In general, the bill would require consent from at least one custodial parent or legal guardian before birth control could be provided to a minor. Preferably, proof of parental consent would require that the parent accompany the daughter to the physician’s or family planning […]
THE ABORTION CHOICE ACT MODEL LEGISLATION 12/8/96 Synopsis: Creates the Abortion Choice Act. Requires physicians providing abortions to inform women of their rights under the law, of all risks and alternatives to the abortion which would be relevant to the decision of a reasonable patient, of unique and predisposing risk factors which she may possess, […]
THE PROTECTION FROM HIGH RISK AND COERCIVE ABORTION ACT January 15, 1998 Text from Mississippi Senate Bill 3039 THE PROTECTION FROM HIGH RISK AND COERCIVE ABORTION ACT Synopsis: Creates the Protection From High Risk And Coercive Abortion Act. Requires physicians and the facilities where they are providing abortions to inform each woman of her rights […]
To view or print an exact copy of this pamphlet in the PROPER layout, and/or reproduce it for others, download the pdf file. The Rights of Women and How You Can Help to Enforce Them When you had an abortion, you probably weren’t told all that you had a rightto know. According to the U.S. Supreme […]
When the Doll Breaks Theresa Karminski Burke I remember meeting Marita my freshman year in college. She was cute, like a cheerleader, and had the same dynamic, enthusiastic “rah rah” personality. Marita had boundless energy. She was fun to be around and had a self-assured style. At the same time, she was still very much […]
Volume 6, Number 1, Winter 1998 Download Issue (pdf format) Contents: When the Doll Breaks Psychotherapist Dr. Theresa Karminski Burke uses the example of a college friend to decode the common anti-child behavior in our society. Abortion Trauma and Child Abuse Book Review Deeply Damaged: An Explanation for the Profound Problems Arising from Aborting Babies […]
Why do women have abortions? Most women — at least 70% — say they believe abortion is immoral.1 But they choose against their conscience because of pressure from others and their circumstances. They choose abortion out of fear– fear of not being able to raise a child, fear of losing their partner if they do […]
by Victoria M. Thorn With over thirteen years of experience in post-abortion ministry, I continue to ask myself, “Who are the people who phone our office?” Their stories are so consistent-both in the pain they experience and in their feelings of abandonment. I believe we could better help these wounded people if we could better […]
by Warren Williams Fathers become involved in an abortion in one of five ways: (1) they encourage or support the woman to choose abortion; (2) they pressure her to abort; (3) they abandon her to make the decision alone: (4) they unsuccessfully oppose the abortion; or (5) they learn about the abortion only after it […]
By David Reardon Lorena Bobbitt’s abortion was unwanted. It violated her moral beliefs and signified the destruction of her dream to have a family just like the one in which she had grown up. It was an attack on her self-identity and her maternal self. By understanding how her abortion traumatized Lorena, we can understand […]
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 […]
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 […]
(Nov 19, 2019) — Abortion significantly contributes to suicidal ideation, mood disorders and substance abuse, according to a new study published this week. The negative effects are especially prevalent among the one in five women who reported wanting a child shortly before their abortions. In 2008, the American Psychological Association’s Task Force on Abortion and […]
Teens face a higher risk of suffering abortion related complications. This is true of both physical and emotional risks, including immediate, short-term and long-term complications. Below is a listing of the findings of relevant medical studies for adolescents: Teens are 6 times more likely to attempt suicide if they have had an abortion in the last […]
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. […]
