Reclaiming Our Children: A Blog About Healing After Abortion

Victims and Victors is a great book about sexual abuse and abortion. I definitely think this would be worth a watch…from the Elliot Institute":

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This week, Amy Sobie of the Elliot Institute appears as a
guest on the TV show "Facing Life Head On" to discuss
sexual assault pregnancy and abortion.

The half-hour show is produced by Life Issues Institute and
hosted by Brad Mattes. Sobie is appearing on the show along
with Nicole Cooley, a woman who underwent abortion
following rape and wrote a book about her experience, and
Rebecca Kiessling, who was conceived in rape and now
advocates against abortion in cases of sexual assault.

Sobie was invited to be a guest on the show because she
co-edited the book "Victims and Victors: Speaking Out About
Their Pregnancies, Abortions and Children Resulting From
Sexual Assault." Based on the largest survey ever done of
women who became pregnant through sexual assault, Victims
and Victors revealed that most women in this situation
don't want abortions.

In fact, most of the survey respondents said that abortion
was harmful, not helpful, in cases of sexual assault. The
survey also showed that:

* Nearly 80 percent of the women who aborted a pregnancy
conceived in sexual assault reported that abortion had been
the wrong solution.

* Most women who had abortions said that abortion only
increased the trauma they were experiencing.

* In many cases, the victim faced strong pressure or demands
to abort and in some cases, especially those involving
teenage girls, was even forced to have the abortion by
others.

* In cases of incest or ongoing sexual abuse, abortion was
frequently used by the perpetrator to cover up the abuse,
and in many cases the girl was given an abortion with no
questions asked and then returned to the abusive
situation.

* None of the women who gave birth to a child conceived in
sexual assault expressed regret or wished they had aborted
instead.

Watching The Show

The episode of Facing Life Head on will air in the morning
on Tuesday, Dec. 2 on some cable networks, with repeats
later in the week. You can also watch the show online at
http://www.facinglife.tv or order a DVD of the program by
calling Life Issues Institute at 513-729-3600.

About "Victims and Victors"

In addition to a discussion of the survey findings and
other issues related to abortion and sexual assault,
"Victims and Victors" includes personal stories from women
who became pregnant through sexual assault or abuse and
either had an abortion or carried to term. It also includes
stories of children conceived through sexual assault,
including that of co-editor Julie Makimaa.

For more information about Victims and Victors, visit
http://www.theunchoice.com/VictimsandVictors.htm.