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 Books & Art 
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BOOKS
“The After Effects of Abortion”
(ISBN 978-0-473-13950)
This booklet is produced by P.A.T.H.S. and offers insights into the possible loss and trauma of abortion.
It provides information and stories about the experienced impacts of abortion and a healing journey.
It can be used by individuals who have experienced abortion to affirm
and validate their experience, or by health professionals in their work
with women and men who may have had a past abortion.
The booklet is able to be purchased from P.A.T.H.S. at $15 per copy
(plus postage and packaging). Bulk orders may receive a discount.
To place an order
phone 0800 728 470 (NZ) or +64 3 379 7710
or email admin@postabortionpaths.org.nz |
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"Abortion Recovery Facilitator Guidebook - 10 Step
Recovery Program - Facilitating Recovery, Emotional Healing and
Spiritual Reconciliation from negative effects of abortion."
Victims of Choice, Inc. (Naperville, USA. Revised 1996).
N.B. Victims of Choice has now folded. Copies of this manual are
available through P.A.T.H.S., if and when someone has completed the
P.A.T.H.S. Seminar.
"Giving Sorrow Words"
Tankard-Reist, Melinda (Duffy & Snellgrove, 2000)
This is a collection of women's abortion stories in Australia.
"Forbidden Grief - The Unspoken Pain of Abortion"
Theresa Burke, Ph.D., with David Reardon, Ph.D. (Acorn Books 2002)
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“Once a woman is pregnant
the choice is not simply between
having a baby and
not having a baby.
The choice is between
having a baby and
having the experience of abortion.
Both are life changing experiences.
Both have significant
psychological consequences,
either contributing to or hindering
a persons’ mental health”
- Theresa Burke |
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It is time to move beyond the politics of abortion and address the
emotional needs of those who struggle with feelings of grief, shame,
guilt, feeling or fearing beingjudged by others - and more. Social
taboos stifle discussion of abortion-related feelings.
Forbidden Grief is a compelling and haunting review of Dr Theresa
Burke’s experience in counselling hundreds of women after their
abortions.
Dr Burke exposes obstacles in the way of post-abortion healing, reviews
the full range and depth of post-abortion adjustment problems, and
illustrates how we can create a more understanding and healing society
where women will no longer be required to hide their pain.
"The Jericho Plan"
Reardon, David (Loyolla University Press, Chicago, IL)
This book is particularly good for clergy. It provides information
around impacts of abortion and ideas around how to approach the issue
with people and congregations in a sensitive and helpful way.
OTHER BOOKS OF INTEREST
My Unknown Child
Riols, Boreen (Multnomah Publishers, 1999)
Real Choices
Frederica Mathewes-Green
Abortion and Healing, A Cry to Be Whole
Mannion, Michael (Sheed & Ward, Kansas City, MO)
Beyond Choice: The Abortion Story No One Is Telling
Baker, Don (Multnomah Press, Portland, OR)
Deeply Damaged... (Links between aborting babies and abusing children)
Ney, Philip M.D. (Pioneer Publishing, Victoria, Canada)
Men and Abortion
Schostak, Arthur, McClouth, Gary (Praeger Publishers, New York)
Men and Abortion - A Path to Healing
by C.T. Coyle, Ph.D. Life Cycle Books, Canada 1999
Post Abortion Syndrome: Its Wider Ramifications
Ed. by Docherty, Peter (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK)
Psycho-Social Stress Following Abortion
Speckhard, Anne PhD (Seed & Ward, Kansas City, MO)
The Hand of God
Nathanson, Bernard (Regency Publishing, Inc, Washington DC)
In Necessity and Sorrow
Denes, Magda (Basic Books, New York)
The Ambivalence of Abortion
Francke, Linda (Random House, New York)
ART
Jericho Plan Cover Art Now Available
Artist Offers Museum Quality Reproductions
Many people have inquired over the years about ordering prints of the
beautiful oil painting that is reproduced on the cover of The Jericho
Plan. We are pleased to report that Diana Moses Botkin, the artist who
created the painting, is making the prints available. She writes:
“I
have an encouraging announcement for all of you who have patiently
waited for the opportunity to purchase prints of ‘Her Choice’. “The
giclée* reproductions of ‘Her Choice’ are available in two modest sizes
at the site, with options for printing on paper or on canvas. Prints on
paper start at less than $US25. Reproductions on museum wrap canvas (on
stretchers) start at just over $US140. As the artist, I think the image
looks best on canvas, as this gives an appearance close to the original
oil painting. You can now order reproductions at my online print
gallery."
The link can be found at http://DianaMosesBotkin.imagekind.com/lifeimages. If you are interested in ordering a print, please email Diana at mosesbotkin@hotmail.com.
* giclée (zhe-clay) A giclée print is a high quality museum grade
reproduction which provides better color accuracy than any other
printing method. Images are created using high resolution professional
digital scans of originals, and premium inks are sprayed on a variety
of substrates (art papers or canvas). The resulting image has a
continuous tone with no noticeable dot pattern.
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