America's crisis of unwanted, coerced or forced abortion in America
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* Discrimination and abuse of pregnant women
* Blackmail, ultimatums, pressure, coercion or force into unwanted abortions
* Deceptive or negligent counseling practices
* Lack of authentic support and alternatives
* Forced abortion in America
These are among abortion's many injustices to everyone involved. (Download Portraits of Coercion)
Coercion can escalate to violence. Homicide is the leading killer of pregnant women.
It's an urgent concern as is abortion's heartbreaking aftermath, which can result in physical and emotional harm or even death. (Death rates are significantly higher after abortion. See TheUnChoice.com/unsafe.htm
Most abortions involve some form of direct or indirect pressure, deception or negligence. Coercion often comes from all sides and can include disinformation or failure to disclose information relative to an unwanted or deceptively sold abortion.
Other forms of coercion include personal pressure from interested parties, authorities, agenda-minded or profit-driven players with a conflict of interest, or experts who negligently or dispassionately withhold highly pertinent details about fetal development or available alternatives (find help at TheUnChoice.com/healing.htm ... or who fail to screen for evidence of unwanted, coerced or even forced abortions and risk of significant, even deadly emotional and physical aftereffects.
Such pressure and negligent or deceptive directives often work in concert and at a time when teens, women or families are under duress, or simply in search of honest answers and authentic support.
Many teens, women and families are at risk, including the danger of unwanted, coerced, deceptively sold or forced abortions (TheUnChoice.com/radio.htm "shotgun abortions," and "workplace coercion) ... the risk of abortion complications and the reality of post-abortion heartbreak or even death. (TheUnChoice.com/unsafe.htm)
Women want, need and deserve authentic support, honest information and positive alternatives. Help spread the word by going to TheUnChoice.com for new facts, free downloads and information about where to find help or how you can help.
Contents at a Glance
Why it's The UnChoice
Why the word "choice" doesn't apply
The presumption of free, fair or fully informed "choice" hurts teens, women, men and families whose experience was quite different ...
"Every time abortion is debated, it sounds 10 times as loud ... it hurts 10 times as much."
Unwanted, coerced or forced abortion is not the exception ... it is common.
When speaking about this issue, public and personal rhetoric should reflect the reality that most teens, women and many fathers and families seeking honest answers were not given authentic free, fair or fully informed and supported choice and many were and are pushed, blackmailed or forced into unwanted or deceptively sold abortions.
For those who grieve the loss of authentic choice, post-abortion harm and heartbreak, and the loss of a child ... sound-bites or casual comments about "choice" can send an unintended message.
In America, teens and women of all ages are being silenced, shuttled to clinics in lieu of real answers and support, beaten, blackmailed, deceived by trusted experts and gatekeepers - sometimes even a few misguided but effective leaders or counselors in churches and the helping professions ... threatened by employers and others in authority, and then dismissed after the fact by experts and lawmakers if they seek help.
Understandably, many feel misjudged, pitied or even condemned when people talk about "choice" as if that can be assumed.
Words matter. The UnChoice campaign seeks to share new data indicating that abortion was never about free, fair or fully informed "choice" in the conventional understanding of the word ... or even that abortion is "safe" and that it puts all women, teens and financially or otherwise vulnerable families at risk of coercion, disinformation about alternatives, unwanted abortions and the aftereffects of that physically and emotionally painful experience.
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- EmilyMarie2 EmilyMarie2 Aug 9, 2009 @ 10:12 am
- I am so glad to have found a voice for this much needed subject! I ahave also found an avenue for change in the 40Days For Life Campaign. Healing is renewed hope.
5 important documents
What every American deserves to know
Before you decide about this issue ... before you have, encourage or push a risky abortion ... if you or your loved ones have already been hurt by abortion ... go to TheUnChoice.com to learn about abortion's danger and injustice to everyone involved and to find help or offer help.(Need help? You are not alone. TheUnChoice.com includes a list of pregnancy resource centers and post-abortion resource centers, in the "Help & Healing" section.)
Before you decide, scroll down to the links section to download any of these 5 documents. (Visit theunchoice.com to download:
1) Portraits of Coercion
2) Top 10 Reasons it's the UnChoice
3) Forced Abortion in America
4) Physical and Psychological Risks
5) What Every American Needs to Know
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- Portraits of Coercion and Forced Abortion in America
- Learn more and download:
> portraits of coercion flyer
> report on forced abortion in U.S.
> forced abortion fact sheet - Top 10 Reasons it's The UnChoice
- Why are they calling it The UnChoice?
New evidence of widespread unwanted abortions and coercion in its many direct or indirect and often synergistic forms, including deception about fetal development and available alternatives in the early years of America's abortion experiment. - Forced Abortion in America
- 1) Forced Abortion in America - 22-Page pdf
Downloadable booklet with facts, headlines and excerpts about discrimination, abuse, violence against pregnant women and homicide - the leading killer of pregnant women. Take it to a printer and share it with civic, religious and political leaders.
2) Forced Abortion in America fact sheet - Why it's The UnChoice - key documents, links, downloads
- Check out this Squidoo lens, too, for a pop quiz and a fresh perspective.
- Unsafe: physical & emotional trauma, plus risk of coerced or forced abortions
- Risk of coerced or forced abortion, immediate complications and post-abortion heartbreak, health injury and death.
- Post-abortion guidance, resources, healing
- * a compassionate message and helpful tips from someone who has been there
* guides and insights to consider when seeking help
* links, phone numbers, contacts and addresses for people and resources to help - Pregnancy resource centers and assistance
- Need a hand? Download a list of people and places that offer pregnancy-related guidance, resources and help.
Books
Order these books at TheUnChoice.com/books.htm or call 1-888-412-2676.
- Giving Sorrow Words
- Giving Sorrow Words:
Women's Stories of Grief After Abortion
"I wish someone had said, 'There would be losses having a baby, but don't underestimate the loss of having an abortion.' " --Lee
New Book! Giving Sorrow Words explores the hidden realities of abortion, including the lack of support, misinformation, and intense pressure and coercion applied by partners, family, and society to force women into unwanted abortions.
Price: $14.95 plus shipping. Call 1-888-412-2676. - Forbidden Grief: The Unspoken Pain of Abortion
- Forbidden Grief: The Unspoken Pain of Abortion
"... brilliant, insightful, and troubling but ultimately hopeful ..."--Dr. Joe Scerbo, President, Association of Christian Therapists
A therapist offers insight into the emotional and psychological trauma women may face after abortion. A must-read for those seeking to understand the impact of abortion and the need for recovery.
Price: $17.95 plus shipping. Call 1-888-412-2676.
Mention our Internet Special and get 25% off this title only. - Victims and Victors: Speaking Out About Their Pregnancies, Abortions, and Children Resulting From Sexual Assault
- Victims and Victors: Speaking Out About Their Pregnancies, Abortions, and Children Resulting From Sexual Assault
"They say abortion is the easy way out, the best thing for everyone, but they are wrong. It has been over 15 years, and I still suffer." --Rebecca, who became pregnant through rape at age 15
Is abortion helpful for, or even wanted by, women who become pregnant following sexual assault? Learn the answer from nearly 200 women who have been there.
Price: $11.95 plus shipping. Call 1-888-412-2676. - Aborted Women, Silent No More
- Aborted Women, Silent No More
"[This] may be the most powerful book ever published on abortion." --Conservative Book Club
The first major summary of research and testimonies regarding the abortion experience of women. Includes personal accounts from women who've had abortions and an in-depth look at the realities of abortion and the abortion industry. This classic is still an invaluable resource, covering material you'll find nowhere else.
Price: $24.95 plus shipping. Call 1-888-412-2676. - Detrimental Effects of Abortion: An Annotated Bibliography
- Detrimental Effects of Abortion: An Annotated Bibliography
with Commentary (3rd Edition)
The most complete reference book on studies related to abortion complications. Includes more than 1200 entries, with summaries of the key findings. Great for researchers, schools, and libraries.
Free Previews & Resources: Table of Contents , 2002 Supplement, 2003 Supplement, and Recent Research Fact Sheet
Price: $34.95 plus shipping. Call 1-888-412-2676.
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