Research on the Psychological and Physical Effects of Abortion
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1999 Model Bill — The Protection from High Risk and Coerced Abortion Act
The Protection from High Risk and Coerced Abortion Act Version 3.2 October 29, 1998 Be it enacted by the People of the State of STATE , represented in the General Assembly: Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as The Protection from High Risk and Coerced Abortion Act. Section 5. Legislative findings […]
Protection From High Risk and Coerced Abortion Act – Shortened version of Model
The ramifications of bill will be more easiliy and completely understood by examining the following chapters of Making Abortion Rare: A Healing Strategy for A Divided Nation which are now posted on line: CHAPTER FOUR: THE KEY IS IN ROE CHAPTER FIVE: DEVIATIONS FROM THE ROE IDEAL CHAPTER SIX: PROPER SCREENING OF PATIENTS CHAPTER SEVEN: […]
Federal Abortion Information Depository (FAID)
Federal Abortion Information Depository (FAID) Purpose: To assist physicians in providing full disclosure, and to provide citizens with a central clearinghouse for information regarding relevant to decisions regarding abortion. Method: The Library of Congress would be required to establish and maintain an thoroughly indexed depository of all documents and materials which citizens believe […]
Illinois 1998 Model Bill — The Protection from High Risk and Coerced Abortion Act
Woman’s Right to Know Act June 27, 1998 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Woman’s Right to Know Act. Section 5. Legislative findings and purposes. (a) the Legislature of the State of Illinois finds […]
1998 Model Bill — The Protection from High Risk and Coerced Abortion Act
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 […]
Exposing Deceptive Abortion Practices
by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. My own journey to understanding the abortion experience was first prompted in 1982 when I read an article about Nancy Jo Mann, the founder of Women Exploited by Abortion (WEBA). Pro-abortion critics of WEBA complained that the name was misleading. “Women aren’t exploited by abortion,” they insisted. “It’s something they […]
Exposing Deceptive Abortion Practices: A Collaborative Pro-Life Project
by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. My own journey to understanding the abortion experience was first prompted in 1982 when I read an article about Nancy Jo Mann, the founder of Women Exploited by Abortion (WEBA). Pro-abortion critics of WEBA complained that the name was misleading. “Women aren’t exploited by abortion,” they insisted. “It’s something they […]
Women Who Abort: Their Reflections on Abortion
by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. Sit with me for a moment in the waiting room of an abortion clinic. Here you will find women who, in general, are neither philosophers nor fools–categories which admittedly include substantial overlap. Very few of these women have engaged in arcane debates about the meaning of “personhood.” Fewer still are […]
A Study of Deception: Feminist Researcher Proves Abortion Increases Self-Esteem
A Study of Deception: Feminist Researcher “Proves” Abortion Increases Self-Esteem David C. Reardon Pro-abortion researchers will go to extraordinary lengths in their efforts to conceal the psychological harm caused by abortion. A recent example of this is found in a highly publicized study by Nancy Felipe Russo, the director of women’s studies at Arizona State […]
A Study of Deception: Feminist Researcher “Proves” Abortion Increases Self-Esteem
by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. Pro-abortion researchers will go to extraordinary lengths in their efforts to conceal the psychological harm caused by abortion. A recent example of this is found in a highly publicized study by Nancy Felipe Russo, the director of women’s studies at Arizona State University.1 According to Russo’s press conference statements and […]
Post-Abortion Stuff – A Poem
Post-Abortion Stuff A hardened heart. An empty glove. Trapped in time. Afraid to love. An unset place, no cup or spoon. A Christmas time ache. No birthday in June. The laughter of siblings. Grief. Despair. Midnight sweats. Stench filled air. Breast cancer. Bleeding. PTSD. Anxiety, then flashbacks – baby and me. Fear of my Judgment. […]
JAMA Gymnastics: Jumping through hoops to prove abortion is safe
by David C. Reardon The American Medical Association has long supported legal abortion. Indeed, since 1972, the AMA’s amicus briefs to the Supreme Court have generously provided Justice Harry Blackmun and his cohorts with a “medical” justification for abortion on demand. The crux of this “medical” justification is the claim that abortion is “safe” – […]
JAMA Attack on Pregnancy Centers Ignores the Truth
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 […]
Our Most Popular Posts of 2017
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 […]
UK: A Watershed Supreme Court Ruling Has Shaken Up Consent Laws – and May Have Unexpected Spin-Offs
11/22/16 By Philippa Taylor (Via CMF Blogs) Recent headlines in The (UK) Times and Guardian along the lines that “Doctors must warn patients of all the dangers before every treatment” reflect one of the biggest legal changes to the doctor-patient relationship in a generation. The headlines were prompted by new guidelines issued by the Royal College of Surgeons […]
Attacks on Pregnancy Centers Aren’t Based on Facts
9/30/16 The last few years have seen increased attacks on pregnancy help centers from the abortion lobby and their allies in the media and legislators. Laws on the books in Illinois and California would require pregnancy centers to refer clients to abortion clinics — and, in the case of Illinois, to counsel clients about the […]
Volume 21, 2014
Volume 21, Number 1, Winter/Spring 2014 Download Issue (pdf format) Contents: How to Recognize a Cover-Up of the Abortion/Breast Cancer Link New Scientific Review Supports Link Between Abortion and Breast Cancer From Back Alley to Main Street Illegal Abortionists Who Became Legal Abortionists (And Killed Women) After Roe The Many Flaws of Judicial Bypass Using […]
Population Controllers to Give Dangerous Drug to Zambian Women
The Turtle Bay and Beyond blog is reporting on Planned Parenthood’s plan to distribute the dangerous Depo-Provera contraceptive drug to women in Zambia: Despite scientific research finding women using the contraceptive Depo Provera are at higher risk to transmit HIV/AIDS and develop breast cancer, Planned Parenthood plans to widely distribute the injectable to women in […]
Volume 20, 2013
Volume 20, Number 1, Winter/Spring 2013 Download Issue (pdf format) Contents: Abortion Has No Benefits, But Does Have Risks, New Research Shows Pro-Choice Researcher Calls for Expanding Abortion Despite Risks Kermit Gosnell, the Back Alley and the Front Door Sidebar: 5 Myths About Illegal Abortion Abortion Linked to Metabolic Syndrome Increases Risk of Heart Disease […]
Ideological Bias Risking the Lives of Young Women
6/14/2013 Denise Hummell, M.D. writes at Zenit: Scientific studies from around the world show that younger women, specifically those between the ages of 25 and 39, are increasingly being diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer—which has often spread further in the body by the time of diagnosis. A study on cancer rates in Geneva, Switzerland, published in […]
Kermit Gosnell, the Back Alley and the Front Door
At The Wall Street Journal, James Taranto, a self-described member of the “mushy middle” on abortion, writes: One of the strongest practical arguments in favor of the Roe regime is that abortion has been around since time immemorial and outlawing it only drove it underground, leading women to endanger themselves by seeking out the services […]
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