Pierre, South Dakota – October 2005 – Linda Schlueter, Vice President of The Justice Foundation,  testified as an expert witness at the invitation of the South Dakota Task Force to Study Abortion, presenting the sworn testimony of over 1900 women that discloses how their abortions led to years of pain and physical and psychological suffering. The task force was established by the South Dakota Legislature after a bill to ban abortion was defeated by one vote last year. Read Linda's testimony

“It is extremely important that this Task Force hear from real women who have experienced the despair and tragedy of abortion firsthand – women who made the irreversible decision of ending their children’s lives,” said Schlueter, also a senior staff attorney the Foundation.

Schlueter told the Task Force  The Justice Foundation's evidence is the largest known body of direct, sworn testimony that is available anywhere in the world.  “It is much more reliable than survey data since these women have sworn to tell the truth,” she said.

Lisa Dudley, a paralegal with The Justice Foundation (TJF), also testified as an expert witness, representing the women of Operation Outcry, a project of TJF. “The pain I suffered was the worst physical and psychological pain I have ever experienced,” said Lisa Dudley. “I felt deceived and violated,” she said.
Also testifying were the following Operation Outcry State Leaders:

• Millie Lace - Arkansas, also a licensed counselor and director of the national Helpline. Read Millie's testimony
• Luana Stoltenburg - Iowa Read Luana's testimony
• Cynthia Collins - Louisana, a pregnancy center director
• Rhonda Arias - Texas, director of Oil of Joy, which conducts programs in jails and prisons.
• Rebecca Porter - Florida, director of client services at a pregnancy care center, and a certified facilitator for the Forgiven and Set Free abortion recovery program.
  
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