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Q1: Do you find yourself struggling to turn off feelings or memories related to your abortion(s)? Do you need to keep reminding yourself to just forget it or put it behind you? Do you become uncomfortable around reminders of the abortion, such as being around babies or pregnant women, being in a doctor’s office, or […]
1. Recognize that you are not alone. Others have been through the same experience and the same trials. Their experiences and understanding can help you. They want to help you, just as you may want to help others after you have finished going through the healing process. (See “Don’t Go It Alone.“) 2. Recognize that […]
(The copyright for this article is held by the Washington Post. It originally appeared in The Washington Post, February 3, 1995. It was reprinted with permission in Hope and Healing, but that permission does not extend to publishing on the Internet.) For other articles and testimonies about abortion’s impact on men, visit here.
Do you realize that you can promote post-abortion healing without ever talking to people about their past abortions? You don’t even have to know if someone has had an abortion. And you certainly don’t have to become a trained counselor or an expert in post-abortion issues. All you have to do is sow a few […]
When looking for a post-abortion counselor or support group, keep in mind that many of these groups have different philosophies and approaches. Many are run by women who have had abortions themselves. Some are run by licensed psychiatrists, psychologists, or social workers. Others are extensions of churches or crisis pregnancy centers. Be sure to ask […]
To Those Who Mourn, When I was seventeen years old I underwent a second trimester, saline abortion. Although I wanted to have my baby, my parents pressured me to submit to the abortion. After many hours of labor, I gave birth to a dead baby boy. To say that this had a major impact on […]
Front Page Text Beyond the Politics of Abortion Testimonies We’re Sorry Remembering Thomas Trying to Survive Understanding Who Is Most at Risk? Can Relationships Survive After Abortion? How Safe is Abortion? Dr. Beverly McMillan was the first woman to open an abortion clinic in Mississippi. The Emotional Effects of Abortion Are Later Children Affected by […]
Book Review Men and Abortion: A Path to Healing By C.T. Coyle, Ph.D. The impact of abortion on men is not widely understood or discussed. But opinion polls have shown that men are equally, or even more likely, than women to admit feelings of guilt and regret about a past abortion. In Men and Abortion: […]
By Theresa Karminski Burke with David C. Reardon Experts agree that during the past 25 years the rate of child abuse has increased dramatically. Between 1976 and 1987 alone, there was a 330% increase in reported cases of child abuse. While a portion of this increase is due to better reporting, experts agree that these […]
“This may be the most powerful book ever published on abortion.” — Conservative Book Club “Quite simply indispensable. From this point on, any feminist who fails to acknowledge … abortion trauma can justly be accused of indifference to women’s pain.” — Juli Loesch, Feminists for Life, Harmony Aborted Women, Silent No More by David C. […]