Pro-life and Post-abortion Resources:
for help and for hope

Spiritually Adopt A Baby
This a MS Word document. A prayer/workshop designed by the Diocese of Worcester Pro-Life Commission.  It is designed to be a parish-wide program, complete with monthly bulletin inserts and a sign-up sheet.  People agree to "spiritually adopt" an unborn child, and to pray for that child daily, for 9 months.  

After An Abortion - Steps Toward Healing
For women who have had an abortion - 7 steps toward healing the devastating psychological and spiritual wounds caused by the abortion experience.

Despair Vs. Hope
Part One: The Devil's Bargain, by David C. Reardon, Ph.D., courtesy of the Elliot Institute.  Discusses the concept that abortion is an action driven not by "choice", but by despair.  

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Hope After Abortion 
This is a national website, offering research information, prayer, testimonies, and a nationwide listing of post-abortion resource programs, through Project Rachel.

http://www.rachelsvineyard.org/
Rachel’s Vineyard - Retreats for Healing After Abortion - offers weekend retreats held across the United States for any woman or man who has struggled with the emotional and spiritual pain of an abortion.

http://www.projectrachel.org/  
Project Rachel, sponsored by the Diocese of Baltimore, MD, serves any one who suffers psychologically and spiritually from an abortion. In addition, they offer training of clerics, mental health professionals, and interested community members.

The National Office of Post-Abortion Reconciliation and Healing 
The National Office of Post-Abortion Reconciliation and Healing, Inc. networks researchers and psychotherapeutic professionals working in the field within the U.S. and abroad, consults on the formation of post-abortion support services within secular and religious settings including Project Rachel, provides training for care providers, maintains a national "800" referral line for those seeking assistance in reconciling an abortion experience, publishes the International Post-Abortion Support Services Directory, produces and vends audio, video, and printed materials, maintains an annotated book list, tracks support group models, and sponsors the Healing Vision conference at Marquette University.

Shrine of the Holy Innocents
This shrine is dedicated "In Memory of the Children Who Have Died Unborn". Write, call, or e-mail them to have a child's name placed in their "Book of Life".  A monthly Mass is celebrated in honor of these children and for the the comfort of their families.

http://www.memorial-unborn.org/ 
The National Memorial for the Unborn is dedicated to healing the pain associated with the loss of aborted children. The Memorial is actually on the site where an abortion clinic once located. The Memorial features a fifty foot granite "Wall of Names" which holds small brass plates with words of remembrance placed by mothers, fathers, and other family members from all over the country. The Memorial also includes the original painting "I Will Hold You In Heaven", historical markers, a Remembrance Garden, and a "Pool of Tears", a special garden to remember those children lost through miscarriage. The National Memorial for the Unborn is located in Chattanooga, TN 

The Elliot Institute 
This website is an invaluable resource, providing information on the aftereffects of abortion, and post-abortion healing, including research on post-abortion issues, resources, and testimonies

http://www.AbortionInfo.net/
A page dedicated to the facts about the procedure and politics of abortion. The page looks at abortion from a scientific, moral, and legal point of view. It includes notices of current abortion events and areas for intense debate.

Ramah International 
Ramah International provides post-abortion resources, including awareness and outreach programs, as well as research and training programs necessary to mobilize and equip individuals and organizations to reach out and help those affected by the abortion experience.

http://www.afterabortion.com/  
This site provides neutral, non-judgmental, non-political, non-religious healing support for women and their families. It offers interactive areas, such as an online bookstore, an online "recovery" store, message boards, testimonies, chats, and other information.