Category: post-abortion

By Nancy Flanders Abortion proponents claim women don’t regret abortion and ignore the countless women who have come forward to give voice to the trauma they suffered following their abortion procedures. Three of those women recently shared their personal, heartbreaking abortion stories with Live Action for its new “Can’t Stay Silent” campaign. SUSAN’S STORY: “I FELT …

By Sarah Terzo From Lisa, a teen who had an abortion and was interviewed: “Q: So did anyone give you any advice, did anyone say, “You should do this” or…? L: Well, no, I wish they had done! I wish they’d said! The only person that was giving me advice was [the boyfriend] “Get rid …

By Sarah Terzo A post-abortive woman named Tammy tells her story: “I was a scared 16-year-old girl when I had my abortion. It is the worst decision I have ever made and I have regretted it for the nearly 20 years since it happened. I went to a clinic in Illinois. I was a minor, …

By Dave Andrusko When there is even an ounce of honesty in them, any series of accounts of women who have undergone abortions will accomplish exactly the opposite of what proponents of “telling your story” believe it will. Instead of “de-stigmatizing” abortion, what we learn makes the average person even more skeptical of abortion, even …

By Sarah Terzo Jeannie Smith, a postabortion woman who is now pro-life, describes her abortion: “Internally I was screaming STOP! But I knew it was too late. As I listened to the sound of the procedure, I slowly rolled my head to the left only to feel a tear of pain trickle down my face… …

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 Sarah Terzo The pro-life group Heartbeats conducted a survey of post-abortive women. They asked the women what they experienced after their abortion(s). 92% experience an emotional deadening, either feeling less in touch with their emotions or feeling a “need to stifle their emotions.” 86% have an increased tendency toward anger or rage (48% reported …

By Sarah Terzo Mira Dana, a psychotherapist at the Women’s Therapy Centre in London, who has spent 20 years working with post-abortive women, says: “There are three general reactions women display after an abortion and on coming home from the hospital. (1) Euphoria…an expression of the feeling of relief and freedom at having solved a …

By Sarah Terzo The pro-life group Heartbeats conducted a survey of post-abortive women. They asked the women what they experienced after their abortion(s). 92% experience an emotional deadening, either feeling less in touch with their emotions or feeling a “need to stifle their emotions.” 86% have an increased tendency toward anger or rage (48% reported …

By Sarah Terzo Lurlene McDaniel recalled the following story, told to her by a post-abortive woman: “My son’s kitten died and we had a funeral for it in the backyard. I watched his tear-stained face as he lowered the box that held his pet into the ground and felt a huge lump inside my throat. …

By Sarah Terzo Nancy Kreuzer from Illinois talks about her abortion and its aftermath: “My baby was 22 weeks, I was five and a half months pregnant, when I was told that she had water on the brain (hydrocephalus) and was advised by my doctor to “terminate the pregnancy.” It was explained that the abortion would …

By Sarah Terzo Carol Jackson wrote a book about her trauma after an abortion. She writes: … I led a secret promiscuous lifestyle and numbed myself with food, alcohol, and sometimes drugs… My life looked good on the outside, but I hated myself. Had I not feared the devastating effects on my three living children, …