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From the lens Why it's The UnChoice ... unwanted or coerced abortions, risky aftermath, hope.
We'd like to hear from you. Many individuals and families among us have been affected by unthinkable pregnancy-related abuses, deceptive practices, direct or indirect abuse of power, and other injustices surrounding this issue.
Many families are grieving not only the loss of a child, but also the loss of a loved one to pregnancy-related violence, coerced abortion, botched abortion or post-abortion harm and heartbreak. This includes risk of permanent injury, future miscarriages, 3.5 times higher risk of death from all causes and 6 times higher risk of suicide. (For sources and more, see TheUnChoice.com)
Personal experiences vary widely. It's a sensitive issue.The heartbreak of many families is often clouded by political rhetoric. Given this widely varied climate and our often-distracted "Information Age," we're seeking encouraging comments that reach out to individuals and families whose personal experience was often quite different from common presumptions.
There are many ways you can help. Forward this lens. Consider starting or supporting a pregnancy resource group close to home. Put your arm around someone who's been there and remember that things aren't always what they seem.
For example, one woman whose wealthy and respected husband abused her behind closed doors said those who knew her would be shocked to know "the rest of the story" about a coerced abortion that happened years ago. She rarely shares her story for fear of judgment. Another whose sister's tears and protestations were ignored at the clinic after which that sister - the mother of 3 - later took her own life, said the abortion rhetoric is just too hard to bear. Still another father whose beautiful, happy daughter took her own life after abortion is also deeply hurt by the rhetoric and just wants people to help women and families facing pregnancy-related challenges.
We welcome positive comments and simply a desire to learn more about this issue. (You'll find more resources at TheUnChoice.com, including how to find or offer a hand).
This is a call for withholding judgment and offering true compassion.
Thanks for your patience, thanks for your compassion, and thanks for visiting our lens!
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vjekog01
Aug 14, 2009 @ 7:16 pm | delete
- I didnt have the abortion, but I was looking for one, in 1965, couldnt get one!! My daughter Anna was adopted, but I got to know her and she is happily married with one child. I got married soon after her birth and had five children, one died. They are all well and need prodding as catholics, but otherwise ok.
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LuGraTeBe
Aug 1, 2009 @ 2:47 pm | delete
- Thanks for all you do and for adding this lens here at Squidoo. I pray it reaches all post abortive people who need help and those who may be considering an abortion. I can add my exerience -- abortion does NOT help anything. It ruined much of my life. Through the love of God and Rachel's Vineyard Healing Retreats, I have found forgiveness and increasig peace in my life after 36 years of hell.
There is another book of post abortion stories (yes, including mine) that hopefully will also help those searching for answers. It is Real Abortion Stories: The Hurting and The Healing, edited by Barbara Horak. (http://www.realabortionstories.com/).
I pray that together we can end all this suffering.
Susan
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Squidman12
Jul 22, 2009 @ 10:06 pm | delete
- This is a great lens. Thanks for the information.
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MarthasWisdom Jul 20, 2009 @ 10:44 am | delete
- Great job.
Why don't more people talk about why abortion is being used as a weapon to keep women "in their place" -- as the sexual objects of predatory males, or as the "compliant daughter" of parents who don't want their lives "disrupted" with a grandchild.
It's ironic how pro-choice zealots refuse to look at ways abortion is pushed on women, much less how it can be a poor choice which dog's you forever.
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cirtl
Jul 13, 2009 @ 4:01 pm | delete
- Just put up a page today on squidoo for Central Illinois Right to Life and added http://www.squidoo.com/TheUnChoice as our spotlighted lens - inspired by your email - see your page is #4 in news catagory now - lets get it to # 1 - I really think that the power of this truth about the coercive nature of a society that accepts abortion on demand is key to victory!
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patgoltz
Jul 12, 2009 @ 6:21 am | delete
- I can tell you from personal experience how right you are. I have talked to hundreds of women. So many of them do not want an abortion but feel they have no choice. One who is 15 has a mother who is trying to force her to have an abortion she doesn't want. I just heard from a woman this evening who had an abortion she didn't want just a few days ago, and now she is depressed. I worked with one woman several years ago who was sure she wanted an abortion. She had a second trimester abortion with general anesthesia. And she stuck around and talked to us. She became suicidal one night, and another woman and I stayed up all night exchanging messages with her to keep her from doing it. I was never so scared in all my life! About a year ago, she told me that a woman at work was planning to have an abortion, and she told me, PLEASE talk her out of it! My abortion ruined my life! Abortion is a vicious attack on women, and we deserve better. It's time to stop lying to women.
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