Category: post-abortion

By Sarah Terzo A woman on Pro-Woman Pro-Life gives her abortion testimony: Regretting the abortion didn’t happen right away. I spent over fourteen years thinking nothing of it really. There comes a point when you cease to see it as “I was never supposed to get pregnant in the first place” to knowing “I was never supposed …

By Sarah Terzo From an aborted father: “One evening she told me in two simple words, “It’s done.” Despite the fact that I would have raised the child with or without her, I couldn’t choose to be a father. I don’t think a single day has passed where I’ve prayed and I’ve cried about it, …

By Sarah Terzo A woman named Nadine said: I was so naïve. I had no idea what an abortion actually was. They made it all sounds so safe, so easy, so simple. They promised an abortion would take care of my problem and I’d be back to my old self and I could continue with …

By SPUC—the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children Editor’s note. My family will be gone on vacation through August 24. During that span we’ll run prior posts from the past year that remain timely and/or were particularly well-received. We will also add a new story or two as events dictate. A woman who underwent …

By Sarah Terzo One woman told her abortion story: “I was 22 years old and had a young son, my oldest son was four years old. My husband said that my sons were too young, so that I had to have an abortion. I obeyed, without thinking twice, because I was so in love. I …

By Sarah Terzo Post-abortion father Dr. David Russell writes We’ve all heard the platitudes regarding abortion that are being bandied about the workplace and the schools. “It’s the only choice… It will pass… It will be like nothing ever happened… You can have other children…” You’ve heard them all… It won’t pass. It will never be …

By Dave Andrusko Renee Bracey Sherman is someone we’ve posted about several times before. Not (as she bitterly complains in her latest attack on pro-lifers) because me, or any other pro-lifer, are lashing out because Sherman considers that her abortion “was—and still is–the best decision I ever made”; or are “upset” because “I love myself, …

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation We are a society in denial. Each day, over 2,400 precious preborn babies lose their lives to abortion in this country. Thousands of women are left to grieve the children they have lost. Yet, these losses are often invisible. No names are recorded on death certificates. …

By Sarah Terzo James McNeill married a woman who had 2 abortions in her past. He says: “When I would bring up the idea of having children, Kathleen would say things like, “I don’t deserve to be a mother.” It started to dawn on me that unresolved pain, shame, and grief related to her abortions were …

By Sarah Terzo David Reardon wrote a book where he interviewed over 200 post-abortion women. He found that: Of the 252 women surveyed, approximately one-half complained of suffering from at least one type of physical complication following their abortions. Moreover, at least 18 percent of those surveyed reported having suffered permanent physical damage traceable to …

By Sarah Terzo A pro-choice author (who herself had an abortion) interviewed post-abortion women for a book she wrote.  She says: Hormones cannot explain how, long after the procedure, feelings about one’s abortion can reappear with the slightest stimulation. Many women are distressed to find themselves bursting into tears when some event reminds them of …

By Mark David Pickup Editor’s note. Father’s Day is this Sunday. For many men who have been a party to an abortion, this day will be a grim reminder of obligations shirked and lives lost. Mr. Pickup, who has spoken at National Right to Life’s annual convention, is a Canadian disability rights activist. It is …