Reclaiming Our Children: A Blog About Healing After Abortion

A survey shows increased recognition of the harm of abortion.

The
poll conducted by Marist College suggests that over half (53%) of the
American public believes abortion does a woman more harm than good.
Georgette Forney of Silent No More says that is because more hurting women are opening up to loved ones about their abortion experiences.
 
"We're the norm. We are women who have had abortions and then come to a
place — sometimes the day after, sometimes 20 years later, sometimes
30 years later — when we realize that we didn't just have an abortion
like you have your tonsils out, but that the abortion took the life of
our child," she contends.
 
Forney
says at that point women begin to deal with the grieving and the
emotional scars abortion causes. She notes that sometimes the pain
emerges in forms of detrimental behavior, alcohol and drug abuse, or
even nightmares. She points to a feeling of never being able to atone
for the guilt — and recommends women in that situation visit her
organization's website for help.
 
The Marist poll indicates that 26 percent of respondents believe an abortion improves a woman's life.