Help, Healing, Research, Education and Advocacy
The March 2011 issue of American Life League’s Celebrate Life includes a profile of the Elliot Institute. Check it out online at: The Elliot Institute: Passionate advocate for abortion’s other victims
Planned Parenthood Plans to File Suit to Stop Law Protecting Women’s Rights The governor of South Dakota has signed a bill that would require doctors to screen women before abortion to ensure that they are not being coerced. Governor Dennis Daugaard signed HB 1217, which requires a licensed physician to meet with a woman at […]
Bill Contains Elements of Elliot Institute’s Model Screening Legislation The Elliot Institute and the Stop Forced Abortions Alliance are praising the passage of a bill in South Dakota that would require women to go through a screening process before abortion to ensure that they are not being coerced. HB 1217 requires a licensed physician to […]
With the arrest of Dr. Kermit Gossnell and his associates for running an abortion “house of horrors” in Philadelphia, and legislative proposals to strip Planned Parenthood of government funding at the state and federal levels, abortion advocates are falling back on the claim that any effort to regulate the abortion industry will lead to the […]
Hundreds of studies have documented a wide variety of psychological reactions associated with abortion. This list summarizes many of the major findings and includes citations to the original research.
If you are in emotional or spiritual pain after abortion, there are resources and options available to you in your journey to renewed emotional and spiritual well-being.
You are not alone in what you have been feeling, and you don’t need to be alone and isolated as you recover. As you reach out for assistance, you will discover a community of compassionate, experienced men and women who will be able to offer skillful and significant help.
Volume One, 1992-1993 Report on the latest pro-abortion research; Planned Parenthood v. Casey; Abortion / Suicide connection; the JAMA coverup; Abortion and subsequent substance abuse; Identifying high risk abortion cases; Abortion and the feminization of poverty; Why we should be both pro-woman and pro-life. Volume Two, 1994 Rape and incest pregnancies; Abortion malpractice manual for […]
If you are in immediate distress and need to talk to someone right now, please call the 24 hour, national helpline for abortion recovery, toll-free, at 1-866-482-5433. Someone is there to listen to you at every hour of every day. Remember, you are not alone! Many others have experienced abortion and pregnancy-related injustices harm and […]
Survey Finds Most Women Pregnant From Sexual Assault Don’t Want Abortions; Say It Adds to Trauma There has been very little research conducted to date on the experiences of women who became pregnant as a result of rape or incest. One survey was conducted by the Elliot Institute for our book, Victims and Victors: Speaking […]
Publishing ground breaking research, educating the public through books, lectures, web sites, pamphlets, print, radio and television, advocating for women hurt by unwanted, unsafe, and unnecessary abortions–the Elliot Institute has been busy. That’s why we have the resources to help you and your loved ones understand and deal with life after an abortion.
By Theresa Burke with David Reardon It has been my experience that a high proportion of women suffering post-abortion trauma also have histories of molestation, sexual abuse, or incest. Most other post-abortion counselors with whom I deal have reported a similar observation. In the Elliot Institute survey, 21 percent of the post-abortive women surveyed reported […]
Witnesses Report Seeing Young Girl Forced Into Abortion Facility 11/4/11 Congressional Hearings on Abortion’s Link to Suicide and Mental Illness Needed 9/27/11 Abortion and Mental Health Controversy Reignited by New Study 9/2/11 Most Studies Show Abortion Linked to Increased Mental Health Problems 9/1/11 Abortion, Depression and the Impact on Later Children 8/17/11 Don’t Traumatize Women […]
Titles of Talks Given by David C. Reardon I’ve given well over a hundred presentations on post-abortion related issues. Below are some of the titles which will give you ideas for titling my talk for your group. The titles also either major or minor variations in my presentations. These titles are organized into five general […]
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 […]
On March 1, 1989, Erica Richardson, a 16-year-old Maryland resident, bled to death from a punctured uterus only hours after undergoing an abortion. During the next five months, two other residents of Maryland, Gladys Estanislao and Debra Gray, also died from abortion complications.[1] Since there is not a standard, much less reliable, mechanism for tracking […]
Are teens who abort better off than teens who carry an unplanned pregnancy to term? Not according to a study published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence. The study found that adolescent girls who abort unintended pregnancies are five times more likely to seek subsequent help for psychological and emotional problems compared to their […]
Abortion & Sleep Disorders Sleep Disorders After Abortion May Be A Symptom of Trauma Springfield, IL (December 11, 2008) — Earlier this month, millions of Americans lost an hour of sleep when we moved our clocks ahead. This is not the only reason why some people may not be sleeping well. Stress, being too busy, […]
by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. Ever since the dragon was released, the kingdom was split into angry factions. The king’s high counselors, who had released the dragon, continued to defend their decision. “The dragon has a right to be free,” they argued. “Indeed, it is ridding the land of excess children.” “And of course,” added […]
Volume 16, Number 1, January-March 2008 Download Issue (pdf format) Contents: Study Finds High Rates of PTSD Among Women Who Had Abortions A study from the journal BMC Psychiatry What Women Want Hint: Not Reproductive Healthcare “Living Is Hell for Me” Woman’s Death Part of Dangerous Trend of Unwanted Abortions, Post-Abortion Trauma Men, Abortion and […]
Sleep Disorders Increase After Abortion Study of 56,284 May Link Sleep Problems to Abortion Trauma Springfield, IL (Jan. 25, 2006) A new study published in Sleep, the official journal of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, has found that women who experienced abortion were more likely to be treated for sleep disorders or disturbances compared to […]
New Study Finds Women Are Three Times More Likely To Die After An Abortion CDC Admits Its Abortion and Childbirth Mortality Statistics Are Not Comparable Springfield, IL (Sept 9, 2005) ‑‑ International health experts have published a new study disclosing that 94 percent of maternal deaths associated with abortion are not identifiable from death certificates […]
Elliot Institute’s 21-page special report, “Forced Abortion in America” combines the frightening headlines, the compelling first hand accounts, and the peer reviewed studies documenting the crisis of forced abortions in America. Up to 64% of women tell researchers that they felt pressured to undergo an unwanted abortion. This report includes numerous examples of girls and women who were forced to undergo unwanted abortions by parents, sexual molesters, school officials, employers, and others.
Abortion Only Compounds the Trauma, Women Say A group of women who have experienced pregnancies resulting from rape or incest are petitioning Congress and state legislatures to hear their stories, saying women who become pregnant from sexual assault don’t want or need abortions. The petition from the Ad Hoc Committee of Women Pregnant by Sexual […]
