Reclaiming Our Children: A Blog About Healing After Abortion

Aleteia

Self-delusion won't bring joy and healing after abortion; only forgiveness will.

Theresa Bonopartis

Recently there has been an attempt to sell women on the idea of “regret free” abortion. As with many other euphemisms used by pro-abortion women, they believe if you say it enough, or “sell" the idea effectively—as the recent movie “Obvious Child” tries to do—women will think abortion without regret is possible and desirable.

To a certain degree they may be succeeding. Many women who’ve had an abortion, in their quest to be accepted or feel normal again, or to heal from the pain of abortion, latch on to this illusion when they see women giddily proclaiming they are “regret free.” Those who promote themselves as being free of regret seem to be saying: “Hey look at me, I had an abortion and I am fine. Hey, not only fine but great!” And that message sounds very attractive to someone who is struggling every single day to live with her grief and guilt. Who wouldn’t then want to begin a process of self brainwashing so she, too, can wear the badge of regret free abortion?

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