Here is a book you won’t find on the
book shelves of any Planned Parenthood
clinic. The deVeber Institute for Bioethics and Social Research (a leading
bioethical research institute) released a new book at the University of Toronto
a few weeks ago. It highlights ground-breaking
research by medical professionals into the physical, psychological and social
complications that women experience as a result of abortion.
The book – Complications: Abortion's
Impact on Women – has been nearly10-years
in the making and includes over 100 interviews with women who have had
abortions along with contributions from a variety of physicians, psychiatrists
and researchers. This information was
compiled and analyzed by authors Dr. Angela Lanfranchi, Dr. Ian Gentles and Dr.
Elizabeth-Ring Cassidy.
Dr. Gentles said the book's poignant
conclusion is that “abortion is a psychological and physical disaster on women.” “Every doctor, teacher, counselor, minister,
health policy maker, elected government official, nurse and woman who has
experienced an abortion or might contemplate one needs to have this book,” he
said.
Using data gathered from over 650
papers (mostly in medical and psychological journals), as well as a number of
books and official publications, the ill effects that abortion has on women are
undeniably laid out in 21 systematic chapters. The book examines data concerning abortion
complications in an effort to reach medical professionals, counselors and women
contemplating abortion since this information is largely unknown and
unpublicized. The book concludes that
abortion is detrimental in all areas of women's health, and includes
substantive evidence demonstrating the link between abortion and a variety of
health problems including: breast cancer, infertility, autoimmune disease and
mental health problems … along with a multitude of other complications.
“This book comes as an enormous relief
to many of us who have been studying abortion for decades. Finally, there is a credible, evidence-based
resource to inform medicine, psychology, and law. Moreover, the science is now available in a
condensed and easily accessible form to women facing difficult pregnancies and
coping with ill-effects of the procedure,” writes Dr. Priscilla Coleman, PhD,
professor at Bowling Green University.
Given the multi-million women who have
aborted near 57-million babies over the past 41-years since the Roe v. Wage Supreme Court decision
legalized abortion in America … all of whom are approaching their own mortality
… it’s not difficult to imagine how many are dealing with complications. Spiritually speaking, many are now facing the
acute awareness of facing their Creator and giving an account of their actions
come Judgment Day. Can a just God
forgive those who break His commandment ‘not to murder’ and sheds innocent
blood?
There is a good likelihood that
someone reading this blog is experiencing ‘spiritual’ complications. Perhaps you had an abortion or accompanied
one who did or insisted that your daughter/wife have an abortion. Listen: Jehovah
God has outstretched arms waiting to comfort and forgive those who come to Him with
contrite hearts. His provision of
comfort is all encompassing – it covers all hurts, all needs, all failures. His ability to forgive the repentant sinner
through His plan of salvation via the substitutionary sacrifice of His sinless Son
… who voluntarily paid the price of shedding His blood for your wrongdoings on
the cruel cross of Calvary … sets the captive free from the bondage of
guilt. Bottom line: There is nothing
(including abortion) that can separate you from the love of God in Christ
Jesus.
Rev.
Dr. Kenneth L. Beale, Jr.
Chaplain
(Colonel-Ret), U.S. Army
Pastor,
Ft. Snelling Memorial Chapel
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