Abortion Recovery
InterNational, Inc.
ARIN - a professional Christian association
uniting abortion recovery efforts.
Presentation by: Stacy Massey, President / Founding Partner
Dylan Conor,
aborted – Fall
1980
Dory Kalani,
aborted – Winter 1990
Danika Grace,
miscarried – Fall
1992
Pregnant in 1980, my boyfriend withdrew
$300.00 and sent me to a
Newport Beach clinic.
One house,
two college degrees
and three decades later…
Over half of my family is missing!
There is still no one who can fill these shoes.”
- Stacy
Women who have had a previous abortion are at a 60% higher risk of miscarriage for subsequent pregnancies.
-BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2006
ARIN History
In the Winter of 2003:
Abortion Recovery International Network
was conceived by: God and entrusted to:
Christine Jackman and Stacy Massey
In the Spring of 2004:
ARIN was launched!
In December of 2007:
ARIN was incorporated as:
Abortion Recovery InterNational, Inc.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners. - Isaiah
61:1-2
Our Mission
Our Mission:
By uniting recovery efforts, ARIN will encourage healing
opportunities to those wounded by abortion and will
enlighten society to the affects of abortion on individuals and
families.
“I spent years
in and out of
rehab. Drugs
and alcohol
became my
life.
- Rachel
Research has found that those who abort their first pregnancy are
3.9 times more likely to engage in subsequent drug or alcohol
abuse than those who have never had an abortion. -Elliot Institute 2002
Our abortion ruined my
self-esteem,
as well as my marriage.
I didn’t stand up for my
baby.
-Gene
Up to 70% of relationships
end following an abortion.
-Shostak, A. & McLouth, G. 1984.
-Milling, 1975
-Association for Interdisciplinary
Research in Value and Social Change
Feelings of shame and
guilt are often a result
of not protecting or
providing for a child.
“Parents are faced with a shell
of a person and have no idea
where they lost their child.”
-Terri
Teens who abort are up
to 4 times more likely to
commit suicide than
adults who abort.
-B. Garfinkel, “Stress, Depression and Suicide:
A Study of Adolescents in Minnesota” 1986
Teens are 9 times more
likely to report
subsequent marijuana
use after abortion.
-Journal of Youth and Adolescence 2006
“Never did I imagine the
depth of my emotions
when I saw my small
embryo, floating in the
water!”
-Kaiya, 17
(chemical abortion RU486)
65% of people affected by abortion
suffer symptoms of post-traumatic
stress disorder.
- VM Rue, Induced Abortion and Traumatic Stress 2004
-Medical Science Monitor 2003
“Men don’t have a ‘choice’.
Yet many still suffer from
after abortion
complications.”
-Lynn
Many post-abortion men do not perceive
abortion as an easy experience.
72 to 75% say that they have “lingering or
disturbing thoughts” about the abortion.
-Alliance on Post-Abortion Research and Training
“I was raped and got
pregnant.
Nobody told me the
abortion would hurt
more emotionally
than the rape.”
– Maya
Of women who were raped and became pregnant:
-70% had their babies and none regretted their decision.
-78% who aborted had regrets and said that abortion was the wrong decision.
– Dr. David Reardon,Victims and Victors 2000
“Mom, I have
more siblings in
Heaven than I
do on Earth!”
-Davis 20, Stacy’s son
World-wide,
approximately 50% of children
born into the world today
have aborted siblings.
-Philip G. Ney, MD, MA, FRCPC, RPsych
“I pressured my
daughter to get an
abortion.
She dropped out of
college due to
depression.
I encouraged the death
of my grandchild.
What was I thinking?”
- Mike
64% of American women who have had
abortions felt pressured by others.
-Medical Science Monitor 2004
Abortion
affects
generations!
“30 years after my abortion,
I found myself having another medical procedure.
There was no “choice” for
me this time. I had breast
cancer.”
-Susan
Research indicates that abortion may increase a
woman’s risk of breast cancer by 30%.
- Woman’s Health,
“Abortion: Is There a Connection?” 2006
If we don’t help them…
one of these days –
they may get it right.
Suicide rates are 6-7 times higher
among women who abort.
-“Suicides After Pregnancy 1987-1994”,
British Journal of Medicine 1996
-”Injury Deaths, Suicides and Homicides Associated with Pregnancy,”
European Journal of Public Health 2005
“My family, friends and
boyfriend told me that
abortion was my best
choice.
Even our church pastor
agreed.
My church still won’t
talk to me about my
abortion, depression
and suicide attempts.”
- Anonymous
79% of women having abortions report a religious affiliation.
– Guttmacher Institute
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. -Hosea 4:6 NASB
“I believe the number one obstacle
for many women being intimate
with God is a past abortion.
The shame and inability to forgive
themselves makes it difficult to
accept God’s love and forgiveness.
Abortion recovery is desperately
needed in every church.
Thank God that ARIN is making it
available.”
-Janet
Janet has spent the past 25 years assisting in
ministries that serve women. She has NOT
personally experienced an abortion.
In 2007 … Abortion Recovery InterNational
assisted over 30,000 people find help from a
past abortion.
2008 projected figures = over 40,000
We are honored to meet individuals, affected by abortion, exactly where they
are … with love, acceptance, and compassion, followed by truth and hope.
Please review Part 2 of this
presentation!