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1. On January 22, 1973 the U.S. Supreme Court legalized
Love at abortion through which month of pregnancy?
A) 3rd month B) 4th month C) 6th month D) 9th month
first sight. 2. Since abortion was legalized in 1973 the number of preborn
babies’ lives extinguished by surgical abortion alone is:
A) 6 million B) 20 million C) 33 million D) 42 million
B
5. Over 10 million black children have been aborted since
is, please be assured that we understand the emotional trauma you are going abortion was legalized. This is what fraction of the present black
through — the doubts, the fears, the frustration. population in the U.S.?
At first, opting for an abortion probably sounds like a quick solution. You A) 1/8 B) 1/5 C) 1/3 D) 1/2
need to be advised that abortion is not in your best interest. Those who have
been telling you that it’s a “women’s rights” issue have been withholding 6. Women who abort their first child stand how much greater
critical information from you. risk of developing breast cancer?
If you are subjecting yourself to the possible physical and emotional after- A) 2 x B) 3 x C) 4 x D) 6 x
effects of abortion (see page 9), or making yourself two to four times more
prone to breast cancer as outlined on page 4, shouldn’t people who claim to 7. With the advances in medical science the number of surgical
be for women be warning you of these consequences? procedures which are now performed on babies in the womb is:
Perhaps abortion isn’t about women’s rights after all! What then, or A) Over 50 B) 80 C) 90 D) Over 100
whom, is it about? The answer can be found within these pages. For
instance, as Dr. Jerome LeJeune points out on page 7, the miniature lan- 8. What percentage of teen pregnancies end in abortion?
guage mapping out the new baby at the time of fertilization contains more A) 30% B) 35% C) 38% D) 40%
information than can be stored in five sets of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
C
It is our hope that in reading this supplement you will be convinced that 9. What percent of abortions performed in the U.S. are repeat
abortion, besides not being in your best interest, is indeed an unjust, inhu- abortions?
mane and irreversible destruction of an innocent human life. There are A) 30.5% B) 40.2% C) 53.9% D) 60.7%
alternatives to such a drastic measure!
Is carrying your baby to term a manageable decision? Yes it is! Please 10.What percent of women who have had abortions experience
refer to page 11 to realize the number of people and organizations ready suicidal tendencies?
and eager to help you. Don’t hesitate to call on them, whatever your needs. A) 45% B) 62% C) 70% D) 77%
The support is there to see you through your pregnancy - and beyond!
We often receive heart-wrenching letters from women such as Michelle 11.A developing baby’s heart begins to beat at:
(see page 11) who regret their past decisions to abort their babies. They
A) 21 days B) 30 days C) 45 days D) 60 days
wish that they would have had this information to save themselves from a
lifetime of grief and suffering. 12. What percentage of women of childbearing age in the U.S.
Remember the decision you make will affect you for the rest of your life. undergo some form of fertility treatment?
Don't let anyone pressure you into a quick decision! We don’t pretend to A) 5% B) 8% C) 10% D) 15%
have an easy solution - but a manageable, rewarding one that you will not
regret: continued life for your baby! For the answers, turn to page 9.
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ngela Nieto Sanchez died at a the relative to take them back to the abor-
cells proliferate under the influence of pitu- Santa Ana, CA abortion mill in tion mill. Just as they arrived they saw leled by estradiol) are likely to raise breast
itary LH, thus secreting ever larger quanti- 1993 from a drug injection given Hanna trying to stuff their mother’s body cancer risk, if they go on to miscarry due to
by Alicia Ruiz Hanna who was neither a into Hanna’s car. They seized the body and
ties of both estradiol and the pregnancy hor- physical trauma or anatomic defect. Since
doctor nor a nurse. Hanna has since been hurried to a hospital where they were in-
mone progesterone, from which estradiol is convicted of murder. formed that their mother had been dead most miscarriages do occur in the first tri-
made. Two of Sanchez’s children were in the since early that morning. mester, miscarriages generally have been
Since pituitary secretion of LH falls off waiting room while their mother was hav- At the trial, prosecutors showed that found not to increase the risk of breast can-
ing the abortion. After Sanchez died, Hanna Sanchez could have been saved because a
quite sharply after ovulation, the corpus lu- cer. Remember: reproductive rights are mean-
tried to talk the 12-year old daughter into fire station with emergency workers was
teum (as the former follicle is now called) driving the mother’s car away. She re- less than one mile away. A worker at the ingless without the right of women to know
begins to regress, unless fertilization of the fused. The children continued to wait. The abortion mill said that Hanna had planned all the consequences of the choices they may
egg (conception) takes place. If conception clinic staff took the children out for lunch. to dump the body in the Tijuana River. make.
When they returned, the mother’s car was Hanna admitted that she did not dial 911
has occurred, the embryo begins--almost im-
gone and the children were told that the because she feared being arrested for the
mediately--to secrete another chemical mes- mother had left the abortion mill. Hours botched abortion - an admission the trial For this complete article and its documen-
senger which acts like LH to “rescue” the later, the staff asked the children to call a judge called “callous and self-serving.” tation, plus Dr. Brind's responses to those
corpus luteum. relative to take them home, which they did. To find out about other abortion compli- who deny the link, check out
When Sanchez’s children returned home cations and deaths read Lime 5, available
If rescued, the corpus luteum proceeds to www.humanlife.org/breastcancer.
and their mother was not there they asked from Life Dynamics at 1-800-401-6494.
generate enormous concentrations of proges-
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18 weeks gestation
Fertilization Month Two
The sperm joins with the ovum to form The pre-born baby has all her fingers.
one cell. This one cell contains the complex Brain waves can be detected and the brain is
genetic makeup for every detail of human controlling 40 sets of muscles as well as the
development—the child’s sex, hair and eye organs. The jaw forms, including teeth buds
color, height, skin tone, etc. in the gums. The eyelids seal during this time
to protect the baby’s developing light-sensi-
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Month One
The first cell divides and cell division
continues in an orderly fashion as the small
group of cells travels down the Fallopian
tive eyes, the stomach produces digestive
juices, and the kidneys have begun to func-
tion. The developing baby is now referred to
as the fetus, a Latin word meaning “young
tube to the uterus. There are over 100 cells one.”
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present when this tiny embryo reaches the
uterus 7 to 10 days after fertilization. Foun- Month Three
dations of the brain, spinal cord and nervous Unique fingerprints
system are already established, and on day are evident and never 8 weeks gestation
21 the heart begins to beat in a regular change. The baby now
fashion. Muscles are forming, and arms, sleeps, awakens, and
legs, eyes and ears have begun to show. The exercises her muscles
embryo is 10,000 times larger than the origi- by turning her head, Month Six
nal fertilized egg and developing rapidly. curling her toes, and Oil and sweat glands are functioning.
The baby's delicate skin is protected in the
6 weeks gestation amniotic sac by a special ointment “vernix.”
Month Seven
The baby’s brain has as many cells as it
will have at birth. The pre-born child uses
the four senses of vision, hearing, taste, and
touch. Research has documented that she
can now recognize her mother’s voice.
Month Eight
opening and closing her mouth - often suck- The skin begins to thicken, with a layer of
ing her thumb. She breathes amniotic fluid to fat stored underneath for insulation and nour-
help develop her respiratory system. By the ishment. The baby swallows a gallon of
end of the month all the organs and systems amniotic fluid per day. She often hiccups.
of her body are functioning. The only major She has been urinating for several months.
activity from now until birth is growth.
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Month Nine
Month Four Toward the end of this month, the baby is
By the end of this month the baby is 8 to ready for birth. After birth new brain cells
10 inches in length and weighs 1/2 pound. are being formed for nine months. Like-
Her ears are functioning and the baby hears wise, other organ systems are still matur-
her mother’s heartbeat, as well as external ing. Of the 45 generations of cell divisions
noises. Because the pre-born child is now before adulthood, 41 have taken place in the
larger, the mother usually begins to feel her womb. Only four more will come before
baby’s movements. adolescence. In developmental terms we
spend 90% of our lives in the womb.
Month Five
Half the pregnancy has now passed. The
baby is about 12 inches long. If a sound is In the U.S. it is
especially loud or startling, she may jump in possible to obtain an
reaction to it. Babies born at this stage of
development are surviving at an ever increas-
abortion at ANY time
ing rate, thanks to medical advances. before birth!
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he late Jérome LeJeune, M.D., Ph.D., human beings who will replace us on this
one of the world’s foremost authori- planet were brought together in one place,
a kind of ribbon which
ties in the field of genetics, taught us the total amount of matter would be roughly
we call the DNA.” much about the intricacies of the beginning the size of two aspirin tablets.
of human life. “At no time,” Dr. LeJeune stated, “is the
human being a blob of protoplasm. As far as
your nature is concerned, I see no difference
Dr. Russell Sacco between the early person that you were at
of Oregon took conception and the late person which you are
now. You were, and are, a human being.”
this picture of the
The Science of Fetology has advanced to
perfectly formed the point that it can now be determined
feet of a 10-week- within three to seven days after fertilization
old aborted baby if the new human being is a boy or a girl.
When Dr. LeJeune testified in a Tennessee
waiting for dis-
Court in 1989 as to the humanity of seven
posal in a frozen embryos he held the court spellbound
pathologist’s with the following visual/audio reference to
man’s “symphony of life.” He explained
laboratory. The
that if you were to buy a CD on which a
feet in the picture Mozart symphony had been recorded and
are held between insert it in a player, what is being reproduced
the doctor’s thumb is the movement of the air that transmits to
you the genius of Mozart. Accordingly,
and forefinger.
LeJeune further explained, “It’s exactly the
same way life is played. On the tiny mini-
cassettes, which are our chromosomes, are
written various parts of the opus which is for
[a] human symphony, and as soon as all the
information necessary [is brought together]
... to spell the whole symphony this sym-
phony plays itself; that is, a new man is
beginning his career... as soon as he has been
conceived, a man is a man.”
“With no hype at all, the Dr. LeJeune called that very first cell, the
fertilized egg, “the most specialized cell
Dr. Jérome LeJeune, who resided in Paris,
France, was a medical doctor, a Doctor of
fetus can rightly be called a under the sun.” He explained that the fertil-
ized egg contains more information about
Science and a professor of Fundamental
Genetics for over 20 years. Dr. LeJeune
discovered the genetic cause of Down Syn-
marvel of cognition, the new individual than can be stored in five
sets (not volumes) of the Encyclopedia drome, receiving the Kennedy Prize for this
discovery and, in addition, received the
consciousness and sentience.” Britannica (if enlarged to normal print). No
other cell will ever again have the same Memorial Allen Award Medal, the world’s
instructions as those in the life of the indi- highest award for work in Genetics. Dr.
Newsweek Special Issue (Summer 1991) “How Kids Grow” by Sharon Begley vidual being created. LeJeune died on April 3, 1994.
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What About Rape and Incest? Where Have All the Workers Gone?
The Answers May Surprise You alarm
The United Nations has begun to sound the c) helping companies recruit employees
about the declining birthrate world- abroad;
W
hat about the victims of feel personally assaulted and insulted every wide. The U.S. population too is shrinking d) having Governor Vilsack make sales
rape and incest who be- time I hear that abortion should be legal since we have sunk below replacement level. pitches to prospective immigrants.1
come pregnant? Re- because of rape and incest. I feel that we’re Regarding the declining birth rate and the
searchers David C. being used by pro-abortionists to further the shortage of people in the workforce, a case in It should be obvious why we are experienc-
Reardon, Julie Makimaa, and Amy Sobie abortion issue, even though we’ve not been point is the State of Iowa. ing labor shortages. Over 42 million preborn
recently completed (2000) a nine year study, asked to tell our side of the story.’ Because Iowa now has fewer residents babies have been killed by abortion since
the most extensive study of pregnancy out- Trapping the Incest Victim than it did 20 years ago, with an unemploy- 1973. At least one-third of those potential
comes ever carried out on sexual assault “The case against abortion for incest preg-
victims. They published their findings in the nancies is even stronger. Studies show that
book Victims and Victors, Speaking Out incest victims rarely ever voluntarily agree
About Their Pregnancies, to abortion. Instead of view-
Abortions, and Children Re- “It doesn’t matter ing the pregnancy as unwanted,
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sulting from Sexual Assault. the incest victim is more likely
As part of their research the how I began. to see the pregnancy as a way
authors reviewed and reported out of the incestuous relation-
on the results of previous stud- What matters is ship because the birth of her
ies, as well as documenting child will expose the sexual
who I will
testimonies gathered from 192 activity...
women who became pregnant “For example, Edith Young,
become.”
as a result of rape or incest, and a 12-year-old victim of incest
from 55 children conceived in sexual as- impregnated by her stepfather, writes twenty- ment rate of 2% there will not be enough workers would now be in, or entering, the job
sault, most of whom are now adults. Some of five years after the abortion of her child: workers to allow new businesses to open, or force.
these children were raised by their birth ‘Throughout the years I have been depressed, existing ones to expand or even replace retir- According to an industry trade group, the
mothers; others were placed for adoption. suicidal, furious, outraged, lonely, and felt a ees. To fill these shortages Iowa is proposing Computing Technology Industry Associa-
The conclusion reached by the three re- sense of loss ... The abortion which was to be an all-out immigration recruitment drive. tion, the U.S. is presently unable to fill
searchers, as well as by their predecessors, is in my best interest just has not been. As far Governor Tom Vilsack said, “The point is 269,000 high-tech jobs, costing U.S. busi-
that: “Sexual assault is actually a contraindi- as I can tell, it only saved their [parents’] we need more people.” According to him, an nesses some $4.5 billion annually in lost
cation for abortion. A doctor treating a reputations, solved their problems and al- aspect of the program or plan has to be a production.2
sexual assault victim should advise against lowed their lives to go merrily on. ...My method “by which we become a welcoming To which countries will the U.S. look to fill
abortion precisely because of the traumatic daughter, how I miss her so. I miss her state for people from different cultures.” our labor shortage? U.S. recruitment could
nature of the pregnancy.” The testimonies regardless of the reason for her conception.’ The Governor’s Commission is studying produce a “brain drain” from Third World
and studies quoted in this book “confirm that Children Conceived in Rape options. The possibilities include: countries that so desperately need their edu-
both the mother and child are helped by “We must recognize that children con- a) seeking an exemption from federal cated youth to remain at home to help the
preserving life, not by perpetuating violence.” ceived through sexual assault also deserve to immigration quotas; mother country rise out of poverty.
In the first chapter of Victims and Victors have their voices heard. Rebecca Wasser- b) making Iowa a priority destination for
we read: “Research shows that after any Kiessling, who was conceived in rape, is refugees;
abortion, it is common for women to experi- rightfully proud of her mother’s courage and 1. St. Paul Pioneer Press, “Shrinking Iowa Eyes Foreign Recruits,” 8/28/00.
ence guilt, depression, feelings of being generosity and wisely reminds us of a funda- 2. Population Research Institute News Syndicate, Vol. 2, No. 5, includes references to the UN
Population Division’s World Population Prospects, 1998 Revision.
‘dirty,’ resentment of men, and lowered self- mental truth that transcends biological pater-
esteem. These feelings are identical to what nity: ‘I believe that God rewarded my birth
women typically feel after rape. Abortion, mother for the suffering she endured, and
Tell It Like It Is
then, only adds to and accentuates the trau- that I am a gift to her. The serial rapist is not Glamour, the popular women's magazine, abortionist and her crew never counseled
matic feelings associated with sexual as- my creator; God is.’ invited input from readers who considered me on anything--the procedure itself, the
sault. Rather than easing the psychological “Similarly, Julie Makimaa, who works dili- themselves pro-life. The responses from risks, the alternatives ... I wondered why,
burdens, abortion adds to them. gently against the perception that abortion is 3,000 women were summed up in the 2/94 if I had participated in this wonderful, self-
Case in Point acceptable or even necessary in cases of edition. The magazine reported,“Virtually liberating experience, I did not feel a sense
“Kathleen DeZeeuw, whose son Patrick sexual assault, proclaims, ‘It doesn’t matter all of those who'd had abortions in the past of deliverance, but a loss of self respect,
was conceived in rape when she was 16, how I began. What matters is who I will said that if they'd only known how much and little by little a loss of myself.”
writes: ‘I, having lived through rape, and become.’ That’s a slogan we can all live they'd regret having an abortion after the Another woman summed up the issue,
also having raised a child conceived in rape with.” fact, they never would have agreed to the “Abortion denies civil rights to unborn
procedure.” children and undermines social justice for
1. David C. Reardon, Julie Makimaa, and Amy Sobie, Victims and Victors, Acorn Books, PO Box
One woman wrote, “Society told us it women.”
7348, Springfield, IL 62791, 15-17. (abortion) was safe and legal. And the
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he FDA has approved the abor-
tion pill, RU486, mifepristone, to the abortionist’s office to verify that Syndrome exists? Guilt is ever present in many guises, along
marketed in the U.S as Mifeprex. the abortion is complete. Failure with Yes, much research and many follow-up with regret, remorse, shame, lowered self-
Mifeprex blocks the action of the hor- this method happens about 8% of the
studies have been done on this issue. Even esteem, insomnia, dreams and nightmares,
mone, progesterone, which is needed to time if the pills are taken within 7
weeks and up to 25% at 8 or 9 weeks. representatives of Planned Parenthood, an flash backs, anniversary reactions. There
maintain the lining of the uterus provid-
ing oxygen and nutrients for the embryo. Yet to be determined is what other organization that has historically denied the often is hostility, and even hatred, toward
Without it the baby dies. Mifeprex is long-term adverse effects, including legitimacy of postabortion traumatization men. This can include her husband, and she
used in conjunction with the drug Cytotec trans-generational disorders, these
and the idea that abortion involves a human may become sexually dysfunctional. Crying,
(misoprostol) which is taken two days powerful hormones may have. The
synthetic hormone, diethylstilbestrol death experience, has affirmed that women despair and depression are usual, even at
after Mifeprex, causing uterine bleeding,
strong contractions, and expulsion of the (DES), for example, was prescribed for can have a variety of emotions following an times with suicide attempts.
baby. pregnant women for 30 years to avert abortion (grief, depression, anger, guilt, re- Recourse to alcohol or drugs to mask the
The pregnant woman first visits the miscarriage. DES has subsequently
lief, etc.). It is important to give her the pain is frequent, sometimes leading to sexual
abortionist to obtain 3 Mifeprex pills. been linked to a variety of medical
problems, including infertility and a opportunity to air these feelings and be as- promiscuity. 3
She is to return in two days to receive
misoprostol, but some abortionists are fatal form of vaginal cancer, in off- sured that her feelings are normal. The Substance abuse occurred in women fol-
unwisely sending the second dose of pills spring exposed to DES in their mother’s counselor can also help by letting the woman lowing induced abortion to overcome night-
home with the woman on her first visit. womb.
know that a sense of loss or depression mares or insomnia, as an attempt to reduce
The FDA dropped most of the patient While Mifeprex is being marketed
out of NY, it is actually being manu- following an abortion is common, due to grief reactions and to repress the abortion
safety protections it had earlier prescribed.
During U.S. clinical trials women under factured in China at the Hua Lian Phar- both the end of the pregnancy as well as the experience itself. 4
18 and those with numerous pre-existing maceutical firm near Shanghai. This physical and hormonal changes that occur How about Specific Studies?
conditions were disqualified. Yet the FDA plant has been cited for falsifying FDA
after a pregnancy is over. 1 For further reading, and statistics on aborted
is now allowing at-risk women to use documents as well as producing both
contaminated and mislabeled drugs. What causes Post Abortion Syndrome? women, obtain the books: Aborted Women
these powerful hormones. The new lax
guidelines require that the abortionist must Even abortion providers are hesi- Dr. Martha Shuping, a psychiatrist with Silent No More by David C. Reardon, Ph.D.
determine the baby’s gestational age and tant to endorse the RU486 procedure. more than ten years experience in helping and Victims and Victors by D. Reardon, J.
ensure that it is not a tubal pregnancy, yet, In the New York Times, 4/8/96, abor-
women with post abortion issues, offers this Makimaa and A. Sobie, both available from
the use of ultrasound is not required as it tionist Dr. Don Sloan said, “Many of us
in the ‘abortion trade,’ as I am, are explanation: Elliot Institute, 217-525-8202. In addition,
is in France. That country also requires
that chemical abortions be performed in recoiling at the stark irresponsibility At least 70% of women having an abortion check out the following scientific studies: A.
a hospital outpatient facility in case of of those parading this medication in say they believe it is immoral. But they Speckhard & V. Rue, Post Abortion Syn-
emergency and the women are closely such cavalier fashion.”
choose against their conscience because of drome: An Emerging Public Health Con-
monitored after taking the misoprostol. The approval of RU486 marks the
first time in history that the FDA, which pressure from others and their circum- cern, Journal of Social Issues, vol. 48. no. 3,
In U.S. trials 31% of women faced up
to two weeks of pain, nausea, and bleed- approves drugs to improve health, has stances... It is precisely because so many 1992. P. Ney et al., Mental Health & Abor-
ing (often profuse) before aborting. approved a drug for the purpose of women who abort are acting against their tion, Psychiatric Journal, U. of Ottawa, vol.
One study found that RU486, killing.
consciences and maternal instincts that the 14, no. 4, 1989. L DeVeber et al., Post
Mifeprex, suppresses a woman’s immune
1. Lawrence F. Roberge (1995) The Cost of psychological impact of abortion can be so Abortion Grief, Psychological Sequel. of
system. 1 Other studies exposed the harm
Abortion. profound. 2 Abortion, Humane Medicine, vol. 7, no. 3,
of Cytotec as the cause of birth defects in 2. C.H. Gonzales, M.D., et al. The Lancet,
babies carried to term. It can lead to mul- Vol. 351, No. 9116 (5-30-98), pp. 1624- Aug. 1991, p. 203.
tiple congenital malformations. 2 1627. 1. Saltzman & Policar, 1985, p. 94, (quoted in 4 . The Incidence and Effects of Alcohol and
Journal of Social Issues, vol. 48, 1992, p.103). Drug Abuse in Women Following Induced Abor-
THE EMPTY PROMISE OF THE PILL 2. Hope and Healing supplement , Elliot Insti- tion, Association for Interdisciplinary Research
tute, Springfield, IL, www.afterabortion.org. in Values and Social Change, Newsletter, Sum-
3. Why Can’t We Love Them Both, Dr. and Mrs. mer 1990, available from Human Life Alliance,
The birth control pill causes 150 different chemical changes in a woman’s body. J.C. Willke, Hayes Publishing Co., Cincinnati, 651-484-1040.
This fact is documented in the Textbook of Contraception by Malcom Potts, Director OH, hayespub@aol.com.
of Planned Parenthood of England (Cambridge Press 1983, p.144).
Women should reject “the Pill” as chemical warfare. The birth control pill and Name________________________________________________________
many other contraceptives such as Depo-Provera, Norplant, and Cytotec often act
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“T im, I think I'm pregnant.” It was now felt instantly relieved to know I was still
New Year’s Eve. My boyfriend pregnant.
sighed deeply, his gaze remaining I decided to use every ounce of courage I
fixed on the TV. He then muttered something could muster to deal with my pregnancy. My
that made me feel already deserted. I felt a ambivalence turned into love for my unborn
sour lump in the back of my throat. Yes, I was daughter, Melanie.
pregnant, and I was scared! It took energy and creativity to support
I knew from firsthand experience how the three of us. My two daughters inspired
tough it is raising a child as a single mother. me to do great things. They never stood in the
I already had a 2-year old daughter, Jennifer, way of my career. I finished my degree; then
“ My going back
to school with
my son helped
from an earlier unsuccessful marriage. When I went on to get my Master's and Ph.D. other women
my pregnancy was confirmed, Tim’s non- Besides being a proud mother, I am happily who might face a
committal response to my distress and his married, a published author, a motivational crisis pregnancy.
“ I was a participant
in two abortions
with my ex-wife...
move to Chicago, 400 miles away, left me speaker, and a part-time musician.
despondent and convinced
that abortion was the “easy
When we endure some-
thing tough, our character and
We are bom-
barded with the
lie that an
way out.” I was already strug- “When we endure self- esteem are strengthened.
It has been six unplanned
gling financially with one Many women who have con-
years since the last child. How could I raise two?
something tough, fessed to me that they’ve had pregnancy will
abortion, nine since As I sat in the abortion abortions have discovered ruin our educa-
the decision for the clinic waiting my turn, it that the “easy way out” is just
our character and tion, our careers,
seemed like a nightmare. an illusion. Some are in abu-
first one. our lives, every-
Women lounged on garishly sive relationships. Some are
Every time I see thing. Yet I
printed couches as rock mu- self- esteem are on anti-depressants. Others
children of the sic played on the intercom. just seem detached from life. went back to
approximate age of Everything seemed so casual, Some sadly remember their school and
and there I was, feeling like I strengthened.” aborted child’s “would be”
the two lost ones, I finished with
wanted to die. birthday each year.
cry, no matter good grades.
When the nurse called my name, I changed I cannot promise that it will be easy. I can
where ... church, My son became
my mind, broke into tears, and left. I felt only promise that the anguish will pass and
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Michelle, Danielle, he did not ruin
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