Shockwaves: Abortion’s Wider Circle of Victims

The Silent No More Awareness Campaign and Rachel's Vineyard have brought God's healing and mercy to countless people wounded by abortion. In "Shockwaves," Janet Morana gives a new impetus to that healing mission by showing how much wider and deeper the wounds of abortion are than most people realize!

His Eminence Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Archbishop of Vienna

As Pope Francis has reminded us, the Church must be the place where people encounter God's mercy. In this book Janet Morana has given us a great new tool to help us understand how many people are wounded by abortion, and how we can accompany them toward healing!

Most Rev. Michael Sheridan, Bishop of Colorado Springs

This is a must read for those concerned about the fundamental moral tragedy of our time, and how much damage abortion does to families and our whole society!

Most Rev. James Conley, Bishop of Lincoln

The Gospel of Life is the Gospel of Mercy, and Janet Morana's "Shockwaves" will give you a deeper appreciation of how many different people need that mercy for every abortion that occurs. 

Fr. Wade Menezes, CPM 
Fathers of Mercy Assistant General and EWTN Series Host

Having been through a number of minor earthquakes in California and Peru, I know that they last from a few seconds to a minute. Yet the death and damage spreads far from the epicenter and lasts for years – as seen in the Andean town of Yungay, whose entire population was destroyed and only a statue of Jesus Christ survived on a hilltop. This book vividly sets forth how an abortion that requires a relatively short amount of time is the epicenter of a deadly earthquake whose aftershocks spread far throughout the lives of the mothers, fathers, families and the whole of society. It personalizes a topic that many want to see from a distant, clinical, politically correct perspective, leading us beyond the news byte of abortion and motivating us to offer relief to the suffering victims. Reading it without tears is nearly impossible; responding to aid the many victims is imperative.

Father Mitch Pacwa, S.J.

In "Shockwaves," Janet Morana brings together the wrenching testimonies of so many who have been devastated by the impact of abortion, starting with the babies and the mothers and rippling outward to fathers, grandparents, siblings, friends – to the abortion practitioners themselves. This compassionate acknowledgment of the extent of abortion grief will be an invaluable resource for healing. 

Maria McFadden Maffucci
Editor, Human Life Review

In her book, Janet Morana writes, "There is no such thing as a private abortion," and then provides overwhelming evidence to back it up. As a counselor to fathers of aborted babies, it warms my heart to see her include these all-but-ignored victims of abortion. "Shockwaves" will make even the most hardened pro-abortion activist reconsider the ramifications of so-called "choice."

Brad Mattes
President, Life Issues Institute

"Shockwaves" will remain with you long after you’ve finished reading. Brilliantly argued, harrowing in its portraits of the walking wounded, Janet Morana has compiled a necessary and important book. By deconstructing our assumptions about abortion as a form of personal right, its morality, its function in modern society, how it actually works, Morana shows the tremor after the quake and arms us with what we need to know to prevent, prepare for or survive the shockwaves of abortion. By cutting through a bedrock of harrowing true-life testimonies, Morana provides an indispensable resource.   

Theresa Burke Ph.D.
Founder, Rachel’s Vineyard

This book is not just for your friends, co-workers, and relatives who still consider themselves pro-choice. That's because in "Shockwaves,” Janet Morana paints a clear, well documented picture of how every abortion has a major ripple effect: a ripple effect that's more like a tidal wave leaving a path of death, destruction, and heartbreak.  All of us, even those in the pro-life movement, need to be reminded of the ferocious fall-out of a so-called "women's right to choose.

Teresa Tomeo
Catholic author, journalist and talk show host