Catholic Fire

Victims and Victors Co-Editor and Elliot Institute Staffer Featured Guest 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 abortio...

Few people know about widespread unwanted, coerced or even forced abortions in America. Few fully understand its heartbreaking, even deadly, aftermath for teens and women of all ages — especially when the abortion was unwanted, coerced or forced ... or if family, friends and even experts dismiss widespread coercion, unwanted abortions, injury and heartbreak ... or if they fail even to acknowledge those hurt or killed by pregnancy- and abortion-related violence or to acknowledge families who have lost a loved one in the aftermath of abortion. For decades, many women and couples seeking facts and assistance were denied help when they needed it most, pressured from all sides, or given false or misleading information from trusted health care providers, experts, parents and even pastors. Some were told there was no available help. Others were deceived about fetal development and kept in the dark about alternatives, even though studies indicate the majority felt pressured by others or rushed...