"I just had to write to thank you so much for
doing this advertising campaign. I truly wish this had been around when I had my abortions many years ago.

"I am just sitting here crying, thinking ... if only....

"It may be too late for me, but I know with all my heart you will reach many, many women. This is so necessary and lifesaving. Thank you again." --Jane, Colorado

Dear Friend,

A few weeks ago, you should have received our year-end report detailing our major accomplishments in 2006. As you can see, your gifts, purchases, and prayers are making a difference!

We are showing how women like Jane have been failed by the legislative, judicial, medical, psychological, educational and even religious sectors in society. Countless mothers have been abandoned, threatened, or pushed to abort and then abandoned once again to absorb the aftershock alone. Their heartbreaking stories affirm the importance and effectiveness of what we are doing. With your support, it is not "too late" for other women for other women and families facing an unexpected pregnancy ... nor is it "too late" for women like Jane to find new hope and healing after abortion.

The new television commercials, radio spots, and print ads that are part of our expanded outreach and educational campaign are helping women to find help and, at the same time, educating the public about how abortion is the unchoice ... a deadly deception and/or coercion falsely portrayed as "her" choice. The reality is quite different: abortion is "unwanted, unsafe, and unfair."

By showing that most women don't "choose" abortion and that it is deeply destructive to everyone involved, these ads show that women deserve real support, accurate information and authentic choices instead of the traumatic and typically unwanted ordeal of abortion.

Our polling data shows that 80% of the public, including those who describe themselves as "pro-choice," will respond to the concerns we are raising about coerced abortions and the need for effective post-abortion support.

People like you are making all the difference. The research, publications, and educational materials described in our year-end report exist only because of just 312 donating partners who contributed an average of $379 during our last fiscal year.

If you are one of those generous few, thank you so much. Can we count on you again? If you did not support our work last year, will you please consider partnering with us this year? Your contribution of $30, $300, or $3,000 will make a difference.

Abortion is presented to the public as an "easy out." But often it is really the result of disinformation, coercion, threats, violence or lack of support -- not a free choice.

Take, for example, the story of Terry. Her father forced her to have an abortion before she and her boyfriend could elope. Six months later, she attempted suicide by a drug overdose. "That was 31 years ago and I still live with the horror of it all," Terry wrote to us. "Your ad tells my story."

Ministering to those who endured an unwanted or regretted abortion is truly an important work. We are all humbled to be a part of this process. In a small, but essential way, you are helping to pave the way for Christ to heal countless women, men, and families.

At the same time, our work is having a great impact in the areas of politics, medicine, and public opinion. Through the generosity of the Elliot Institute's supporting partners, we have completed more than a dozen key studies on abortion complications. These studies have convinced many doctors that abortion is simply bad medicine, while also raising awareness about the prevalence, injustice and dangers of coerced or misinformed abortions. And for those who persist in doing abortions, our research is being used to hold them accountable for malpractice and for giving women false information.

Even as I write, we are in the midst of analyzing data on hundreds of thousands of women ... our largest study ever. We have already spent over $30,000 on this project, and more expenses are before us. Would you please you help us?

To support this year's research, education, and outreach efforts, we need 5 patrons who can donate $5,000 or more, 20 sustaining partners who can donate $100 per month, 50 sustaining partners who can donate $50 per month, and 100 sustaining partners who can donate an average of $30 per month. Plus, we need another 100 supporting partners making one-time donations.

To make a donation, click here. Or give us a call at 1-888-412-2676 or send your gift to: Elliot Institute, PO Box 7348, Springfield, IL 62791.

You are making a difference. People like you, who generously give us more than a nod of goodwill, are the ones who make everything we do possible.

This is your chance to be part of our important work in 2007. If our efforts in 2006 prove anything, I pray they prove we are worthy of your trust, your prayers, and your financial support.

Sincerely yours for Life in Christ,

David C. Reardon, Ph.D.
Director

P.S. Please respond today, before you are distracted by all of your other daily business and family obligations.

Your help today will help us to document the truth ... to tell the truth ... to help women harmed or threatened by abortion ... and to offer healing and hope to those who need it.

Thank you for being our partner in this great ministry.

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