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Church Awareness Project
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Dear Friends,
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the Church Awareness Project and Coerced Abortion Awareness Week! Spreading information about coerced and unwanted abortions, the devastating physical and psychological trauma of abortion and the need for healing is so important -- and it is beginning to take hold in the conversations people are having about abortion.
Maybe that's why the abortion industry and abortion advocates push back so hard at the idea that any woman might be undergoing an abortion she doesn't want.
One woman found this out when she tried to share her story of being coerced to abort before a state legislature. Instead of being allowed to speak, she was told that her personal story wasn't relevant to the bill and that she could only talk about "family planning and health care."
"When you are scared to death in a crisis pregnancy and told that you have one option, that is not family planning," she responded. "That is coerced abortion. ... Performing abortions is not women's health care.
“The bottom line is that, before the abortion, I was pushed, silenced and coerced. “Now I am being pushed, silenced and coerced into shutting up again. I was silenced already and have lived with the pain for 35 years. I won’t be silent about it anymore."
Read her whole story here. And please help end the silence by sharing resources on coerced and unwanted abortions with others!
Elliot Institute Resources on Coerced and Forced Abortions
Here are several Elliot Institute resources on unwanted, coerced and forced abortions that let people know that this issue isn't limited to "other countries" like China.
Forced Abortion in America Special Report
Forced Abortion Fact Sheet Only
Forced Abortion Flyer
Portraits of Coercion Handout
More information on unwanted, coerced and forced abortions
New Report on Abortion, Coercion and Abuse
Here's a new resource that you don't want to miss, from the group Feminists for Nonviolent Choices. They compiled research from the Elliot Institute and various medical journals and news sources to produce an in-depth report on the connection between abortion, coercion and abuse.
Feminists for Non Violent Choices Report on Coerced Abortion
Information on the Center Against Forced Abortions
The Center Against Forced Abortions (CAFA), a project of the Justice Foundation, provides legal help to pregnant mothers and helps them exercise their right to continue the pregnancy. CAFA provides legal assistance and training for pregnancy centers and other ministries, and documents to help enforce the rights of the mother to have her child.
Center Against Forced Abortions Video
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Church Awareness Project Resources
Join the Church Awareness Project (and get a free pdf copy of The Jericho Plan)
Letter to Pastors and Other Church Leaders
Complete List of Church Awareness Project Resources
Activities and Ideas for Coerced Abortion Awareness Week
Support the Church Awareness Project
Make a donation to help support the Elliot Institute's research, education and outreach project, including projects like this one. For a donation of $20 or more, we will send you two paperback copies of The Jericho Plan: Breaking Down the Walls Which Prevent Post-Abortion Healing, by Elliot Institute Director Dr. David Reardon. Keep one copy for yourself and donate the other to your pastor, church library or other ministry. |
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