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documents abortion's injustice and harm to women
 

convenient, quick-reference summaries of current research

 

Downloadable summaries of peer-reviewed findings

for shocking new data on coercion, see the Top 10 Reasons flyer

"Detrimental Effects of Abortion" 265-page medical reference book
comprehensive book listing/summarizing key research studies on abortion ...

Please consider donating this book to public, school and/or church libraries.
 

the value of peer-reviewed academic research


Research that has been published in peer-reviewed journals has been carefully reviewed by both the journal's editors and established experts in that particular field of research. 

 

The process of peer review helps to ensure that every study published in these journals adheres to the appropriate standards for objective scientific investigation, testing of hypotheses, and presentation of findings. After meeting these tests, a study is accepted for publication only if it also offers a significant contribution to scientific knowledge.
 

While we encourage interested parties to read the Elliot Institute's peer reviewed studies in full, we have distilled the key findings of these and other studies into user-friendly fact sheets and booklets. This format makes it more convenient to duplicate and distribute as e-mail documents or printed flyers for your own easy reference and as an opportunity to reach more people in more places.
 

detrimental effects of abortion – the ultimate reference book


Summarizes Published Medical Research -- 276-Pages, 1,200 Citations.
The single best resource identifying peer-reviewed medical literature on abortion, with a summaries of major findings. Thomas Strahan's, Detrimental Effects of Abortion: An Annotated Bibliography with Commentary is published by the Elliot Institute under its Acorn Books imprint. 


It includes a bibliography with more than 1,200 citations to studies documenting the negative impact of abortion. The studies are divided into more than 40 subcategories, covering topics such as:

  • the physical and psychological effects of abortion

  • abortion decision-making

  • abortion and maternal death

  • social effects and implications of abortion

  • abortion and teens

  • other significant findings

 

Each entry also contains a summary of the key research findings from the study. You can see the Table of Contents here and get a feel for this important reference book by downloading these free supplements: 2002 Supplement and 2003 Supplement. (Seldom-reported facts. Consider donating a copy to local libraries.)
 

Links to Full Text of Medical Research on Abortion

Suicides after pregnancy in Finland: 1987-94: register linkage study, British Medical Journal

(M. Gissler, E. Hemminki, J. Longvist, 313:1431-1434, 1996)


Induced abortion and traumatic stress: A preliminary comparison of American and Russian women. Medical Science Monitor

(VM Rue, PK Coleman, JJ Rue, DC Reardon, 2004 10(10):SR5-16, 2004)

Psychiatric admissions of low income women following abortion and childbirth, Canadian Medical Association Journal

(DC Reardon, JR Cougle, VM Rue, MW Shuping, PK Coleman, PG Ney, 168(10):1253-1257, 2003)

 

Depression associated with abortion and childbirth: A long-term analysis of the NLSY cohort. Medical Science Monitor

(J Cougle, DC Reardon, PK Coleman, 9(4):CR105-112, 2003)

 

Deaths associated with abortion compared to childbirth: a review of new and old data and the medical and legal implications. The Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy

(DC Reardon, TW Strahan, JM Thorp, MW Shuping, 20(2):279-327, 2004)

 

The duty to screen: clinical, legal and ethical implications of predictive risk factors of post-abortion maladjustment. The Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy

(DC Reardon, 20(1):33-114, Winter 2003)

Fact Sheets

 

Physical Risks of Abortion 

Psychological Risks of Abortion
Key Facts
Teens and Abortion
10 Fast Facts 
Top 10 Reasons Abortion is the UnChoice
(pdf version coming soon)
Hard Cases: New Facts. New Answers.
Forced Abortion in America: A Special Report
(22-page booklet)
Forced Abortion in America (one-page fact sheet)
Recent Research
Portraits of Coercion Flyer
(facts, plus compelling quotes from women who've been there)

Links to Key Resources


www.AfterAbortion.info
 

The web's most complete source of information on the aftereffects of abortion and post-abortion healing.

You'll find over 500 hundred links to thousands of printed pages of original research, testimonies, articles, and resources regarding abortion's impact on women, men and others.  Most of these are drawn from articles and books published by the Elliot Institute, one of the nation's leading authorities on post-abortion issues.  

List of Physical Complications from Abortion
The Aftereffects of Abortion
The Protective Effects of Childbirth Compared to Abortion

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