Frequently Asked Questions & Answers Does this bill limit women’s access to abortions? No.  It only defines when it is negligent for the physician to fail to screen for coercion or risk factors . . . information the doctor needs in order to give her informed medical advice.   If the doctor fails to provide…

 (Model Bill) Prevention of Coerced and Unsafe Abortions Act See supporting fact sheets and affidavits here The list of risk factors in section 3 is mostly takenverbatim from the 2008 report of the APA TaskForce on Abortion and Mental Health. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of this STATE, as follows: Section X, Chapter…

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             See the full report here The Un-Choice In a national study of women, 64% of those who aborted felt pressured to do so by others.  This pressure can become violent.  65% suffered symptoms of trauma. In the year following an abortion, suicide rates are 6-7 times higher. Forced Non-Choice …. “I’ll blow her…

About the Stop Forced Abortions Alliance   What the Protection from Coerced and Unsafe Abortions Act Does — and Doesn’t — Do The Problem ¨   In hundreds of cases each day, pregnant women are being pressured, coerced, or even forced into unwanted abortions. Often this pressure may even include acts of violence against these women. ¨  Most…

The Initiative for the Prevention of Coerced and Unsafe Abortions These fact sheets were specifically directed toward a form of the model bill introduced in the state of Missouri in 2010.   Fact Sheets Talking Points (one page) Mental Health Professionals on Screening for Risk Factors Five More Fact Sheets for Lobbying Major Outline of…

  Coalition Building We are an alliance of individuals and groups who are deeply concerned about the growing number of women who have been hurt by unwanted, unsafe, unnecessary or coerced abortions. Their pain is especially tragic in that their injuries were avoidable.  There are well defined, statistically validated risk factors that can be used…

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