"I had this idea that once I ended the pregnancy, I'd be fine. But I'm not the same person I was, and I never will be. I felt conflicted…and then angry at myself for feeling that way. I am so glad I was able to get an abortion, but I would not do it again."
That is a loaded statement, but one that we see frequently in postabortive ministry – conflicting emotions because of the messages women get. Abortion is the solution to the problem and life will return to the same way it was before pregnancy, mad because how dare you feel bad after we worked so hard for abortion, and lastly, if she is "glad" why does she feel so bad?
Anyway, on to the article which is from Cosmo. No time to comment right now, but at a quick glance it appeared pretty balanced in showing different circumstances. Of course at the end of the article they have a blurp from pro abortion, post abortion Exhale that says, "There's no right or wrong way to feel after an abortion." Really? Anyway, probably worth a read….
"How Our Abortion Changed Our Relationship"
January 21, 2014 at 12:41PM by Liz Welch
And yet men rarely are asked about their experience — even though they likely bought the pregnancy test, shielded a girlfriend from protesters, held her hand during the procedure, or cared for her afterward. Abortion can test a relationship, cement it, or end it, as Cosmopolitan discovered in speaking to the four couples here. Given that 3 out of 10 women in the U.S. will have an abortion by age 45, says Richards, "there are very few families in this country who have not been touched by an unplanned pregnancy or one that has gone awry. The more people tell their personal stories the better. It gets these conversations out of the political realm and into people's real lives."
The rest is here: http://www.cosmopolitan.com/celebrity/news/how-abortion-changed-our-relationship
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