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Post-Abortion Stress Syndrome

By William Lawyer and Marisa Cantu / November 28, 2023 /
definition of post-abortion stress syndrome (PASS)

…Many pro-abortion sources claim that it is not having an abortion, but rather being denied an abortion, that causes women stress, anxiety, and other mental health issues. But when men…

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Is Being Pro-Life Racist?

By Brian Clowes, PhD and Marisa Cantu / April 15, 2023 /
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…[13] “U.S. Abortion Statistics: Facts and Figures Relating to the Frequency of Abortion in the United States.” Abort73.com / Abortion Unfiltered. Accessed April 4, 2023. https://abort73.com/abortion_facts/us_abortion_statistics/. [14] “Abortion Surveillance –…

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Defunding Planned Parenthood: Why It Matters

By William Lawyer / September 22, 2021 /

abortion itself. These unbundling schemes often involve charging certain abortion-related services to the government, but not the abortion itself. Such services include the drugs used for the abortion, counseling visits,…

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Should We Support Abortion to Preserve the Woman’s Mental Health?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / January 23, 2024 /
upset young woman

abortions. When the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts recently investigated partial-birth abortionist George Tiller’s abortion practices, it found that he did third-trimester abortions on teenage girls for extremely trivial…

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Sacramental Marriage and Communion for Divorced Catholics

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / February 24, 2023 /
the hand of a priest distributing holy Communion

…the unity between Christ and His Church.   I’m a divorced and remarried Catholic without an annulment. How can I be reconciled with the Church? Those remarried Catholics who wish…

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What Percentage of Abortions Are Medically Necessary?

By HLI Staff / February 15, 2024 /

…short, pro-abortion advocates can stretch exceptions allowing abortion when the mother’s life is in danger, making this exception cover abortion for any reason. Conclusion The percentage of abortions that are…

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The Risks of Abortion

By HLI Staff / August 11, 2021 /
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…heard abortion stories—like Abby Johnson’s—of women given little-to-no aid after their abortions. In his book Abortion Practices, prolific late-term abortionist Dr. Warren Hern once admitted: “In medical practice, there are…

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Abortion’s Twisted Relationship with Sexual Abuse

By William Lawyer / July 16, 2022 /
Violence of Human Trafficking: Is abortion okay after rape or incest?

Abortion Providers Aid Sexual Abuse Abortion advocates often view legal abortion as a way of keeping victims of sexual trafficking safe, ensuring abortions are offered by trained providers. These advocates…

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The Horrors of the Abortion Pill and the Hope of Reversal

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / December 18, 2023 /
The Horrors of the Abortion Pill

…has revealed that medical abortions now constitute over 50% of all abortions in the United States. And abortion groups are proactively seeking to increase that proportion, by heavily advocating in…

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The Reality of Partial-Birth Abortion

By Susan Ciancio / August 23, 2022 /
3d rendered illustration of a human fetus at week 24

abortion—or in medical terms, an intact dilation and extraction abortion (D&X).   What Is Partial-Birth Abortion? In a partial-birth abortion, the abortionist begins delivering the baby but stops partway. Holding…

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