Reclaiming Our Children: A Blog About Healing After Abortion

I must admit, reading the follow on the National Abortion Federations website http://www.prochoice.org/about_abortion/facts/safety_of_abortion.html

left me feeling pretty angry. It is amazing how they want to blame our grief and other emotions on anything but the fact that we lost our children and in fact participated in their deaths. I have underlined some things and commented in italics throughout…it is time to stand up for ourselves and our unborn children. Enough is enough…don't tell me how I feel and why..I know how I feel and why…

Women's Feelings after Abortion

Women
have abortions for a variety of reasons, but in general they choose
abortion because a pregnancy at that time is in some way wrong for
them. Such situations can cause a great deal of distress, and although
abortion may be the best available option, the circumstances that led
to the problem pregnancy may continue to be upsetting.  (while this may be true, it is not only the circumstances that are upsetting)

Some
women may find it helpful to talk about their feelings with a family
member, friend, or counselor. Feelings of loss or of disappointment,
resulting, for example, from a lack of support from the spouse or
partner, should not be confused with regret about the abortion. Women
who experience guilt or sadness after an abortion usually report that
their feelings are manageable. (who are they to tell us if we regret it or not and that the loss of our children is not an issue?)

The American
Psychological Association has concluded that there is no scientifically
valid support or evidence for the so-called "post-abortion syndrome" of
psychological trauma or deep depression. The most frequent response
women report after having ended a problem pregnancy is relief, and the
majority of women are satisfied that they made the right decision for
themselves. (See Abortion Myths: Post-Abortion Syndrome.) (what they fail to mention here is that the APA board who did the "research" is made up of mostly pro abortion women who also do work with major pro abortion groups, so no big surprise here. The APA has been called to task on this but as far as I know nothing has been done)

'If you are post abortive, reading this and feeling guilt, sadness, loss etc, you are not crazy like they would have you believe. Your feelings are legitimate. For too long the pro abortion groups have been telling us what we can and cannot feel, what we are allowed to experience. This has left many of us confused and feeling like there is something wrong with us while in fact, it is normal to feel the loss and grief. Acknowledge your feelings and get help from people who truly care about you. You can get through this with the right help!