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Let's tell Diedre about the pain of abortion….
British
Advice Columnist Dear Deidre Plays Down Emotional Pain From Abortion
by
Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
December 3,
2008
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London,
England (LifeNews.com) — British advice columnist Dear Deidre
is at it again on the issue of abortion and, this time, she is playing
down a teenager's emotional devastation from an abortion. Her column
comes days after three
separate studies showed women who have abortions suffer significant
mental health problems.
An
unnamed teenager wrote to Deidre — confiding in her about the emotional
pain she continues to experience following the abortion.
"I
should be happy because my life seems perfect at the moment, but all
I do is cry and shout at everyone for no reason," the teen says.
"I'm
17. Some months ago I got pregnant and I decided the best thing for
me and the child was to have a termination. I knew I wasn't ready
to support a child at this time in my life," she explains. "Things
were fine until about two weeks ago when I started to feel really
down about everything."
"I
cry at the slightest thing. I can't sleep at night. I just toss and
turn all night long," she says..
The
teen is experiencing weight issues, her best friend tried to commit
suicide and she finds herself unable to help and, she admits she likely
needs to see a counselor but can't bring herself to do it.
Instead
of recognizing that the teen has obvious depression and emotional
issues she needs to work through because of the abortion, Deidre merely
validates her abortion and sends her on her way.
"You
did make the right decision for you at the time," she writes.
"No doubt it was a relief in the weeks following the termination
to know you were free of the worry of an unplanned pregnancy."
"Even
though it was the right decision it was still a loss to you and there
are complex hormonal changes to cope with too," she says.
Deidre
eventually offers the teen a free brochure but never fully explores
the issues the teen is facing nor addresses how her ending the life
of her child has set her up for a lifetime of emotional distress.
That
Deidre is so positive about the abortion is no surprise given her
history of promoting abortion with other advice seekers.
In
August, Dear Deidre
chided a teenage girl whose boyfriend pressured her into having an
abortion, calling her "foolish and naive."
"I
took a pregnancy test and it was positive," she added. "He
told me to get rid of it. He didn't want to know."
Deidre
ultimately tried to explain away the teen's negative feelings associated
with the forced abortion, saying they were normal.
ACTION:
Send your comments to Dear Deidre at problems@deardeidre.org.
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