|
The Elliot Institute News
From the Leader in Post-Abortion Research
|
May 18, 2017
Why U.S. Statistics on Maternal Deaths From Abortion Are Meaningless
By David C. Reardon
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 adult women, Gladys Estanislao and Debra Gray, also died from abortion complications. They too were residents of Maryland.
Shockingly, none of these three women was even granted that smallest of recognitions -- becoming a statistic. The official statistics issued by Maryland public health officials showed that there were no deaths from abortion in 1989. Indeed, Maryland only reported a single abortion-related death for the entire decade of 1980 to 1989.
Continue reading ...
back to top
Abortionists Not Held Accountable for Mistakes
By Lenora M. Berning, M.D.
Abortion is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in the United States, yet it is the least regulated. It is the only elective surgical procedure that I know of in which the doctor performing the procedure is not responsible for follow-up care, nor does he or she take an active role in dealing with the complications. Not only this, but the very nature of abortion clinics, which practice in isolation from the rest of the medical community, keeps the abortion provider free from accountability for these complications.
Those who support abortion on demand will claim that the reported complication rate for abortions is low. They may be right. Not necessarily because there are few complications, but because the complications are underreported. They are underreported because there is no accurate process in place today to quantify the harmful repercussions of abortion. The abortion industry has successfully kept abortion and abortionists free from the type of review, regulation, and accountability that is an integral part of the rest of the medical profession. Let me give you some real life examples.
Continue reading ...
back to top
"Invisible" Abortion Deaths
One of our past posts included the stories of five women in Maryland who died as a result of abortion, and whose deaths were never counted as abortion-related in any official statistics. Here’s an article about another "invisible death" on the RealChoice blog -- that of 17-year-old Latachie Veal, who died in Texas on Nov. 2, 1991, as a result of abortion:
"Legend has it that the Centers for Disease Control keep track of abortion deaths. The case of Latachie Veal should lay that legend to rest."
Continue reading ...
back to top
Learn More, Share More
Links to Important Information and Resources
Additional Resources
Pregnancy and After-Abortion Help
Get the Latest Information, First
Not receiving this e-newsletter? Want to be the first to get the latest information on research, outreach projects and more? Sign up for our e-news list here.
Be A Partner in Our Work
The Elliot Institute conducts original research on the impact of abortion and provides many free educational resources to individuals and groups. However, we need your help for this work to continue. Please support our work with a tax-deductible donation.
Contact Information
Contact the Elliot Institute at elliotinstitute@gmail.com
back to top
Please Forward this Email to Your Friends and Associates.
But if you do forward it, you should remove the unsubscribe link at the bottom or they may unsubscribe YOU by mistake.
|
