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Abortion hurts. No one can deny that. No woman would wake up and say, “I want to get pregnant today so that I can have an abortion.” It is an agonizing conclusion to a devastating condition – an unwanted pregnancy. Pro Life and Pro Choice must at least agree to that.
For a myriad of different reasons, millions of women – from every kind of background – have abortions. As a former youth worker, (I worked with different programs over the years including working with at-risk youth and with teen moms) I grieved as I watched young women go through abortion.
For many women who have had abortions, the results are devastating. The pain, physical and emotional, can burn for a lifetime and the shame destroys them every morning they wake up.
But the Lord can heal them.
So I was relieved to see a great resource for women who have experienced abortion, and maybe for those considering it, called Silent No More Awareness Campaign. (Thanks to Jip’s Journal for the link.)
This site provides resources, organizations, articles, support and more for women who have endured the agony of abortion. It is a much needed resource and I was so grateful to discover it.
Abortion happens to all kinds of women – not just teens and unfit mothers. The woman sitting next to you at Bible study may have had an abortion and is too ashamed to tell you. Your friend from the gym may have had one and has never told anyone, not even her husband. We cannot make any stereotypes or draw any sweeping conclusions. Abortion is a result of a fallen world where humans struggle and fail, and tragedy and death are inevitable.
Each woman has a different, painful story. My heart breaks as I think of the anguish of an unwanted pregnancy and the desperation that leads a woman to have an abortion. I hope that all touched by abortion can find healing and peace.
For the women, men and families that have been hurt by abortion I send you my love and prayers. I hope this site can ease some of your pain and provide you with support and healing.
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amanda says
I had one four weeks ago today , I didnt want to but was so ill with anxiety and depression I felt like I was drowning. I ended up in the psychiatric unit two days later. Everyone thought it was in my best interests and even though it wasnt I need to forgive them, I have an ache in my heart which wont go away but I am praying and trusting God will heal me. I know he has forgiven me I just need to forgive myself and pray one day he’ll give me my baby back because I love him so much.
J says
How do you know what to do??? I have been through mistake after mistake all my life. Never this bad becuase this is an inocent life at stake.I know that I could be one of the best moms out there..but I hooked up with a guy and he aint man enough to own up and help me out.. Its so close to Christmas and the only thing I feel is sadness..damn I know I can’t do this by myself because the guy im living with is going to kick me out if I dont get this abortion…but I feel so much in my heart and I know if I go through with this procedure i’ll hate myself for the rest of my life..might even drive myself insane.
I feel so angry and hate the world right now!!!
Do I believe in GOD? I believe there is way to much pain that ppl prive on eachother..and there is no way you can forgive yourself if you do something that you don’t believe in.
They say have faith…If I only had the money I would never ever even think about the A word.
lean says
THERE IS NO GOD< I REPEAT… THERE IS NO GOD. period. tell that to your unborn child. im dealing with pain and loss. i want my baby back. there is no god for me to go to. i am my god, so what happens if godd cant forgive herself? what happens when the baby you wanted to have is scorned by the father and he makes you get an abortion. should i have been more resolute, had the baby, and let him hate me for the rest of my life? i dont know how to feel anymore. i want my baby back.
Skyy says
Number one, if there was a god women wouldn’t have to get abortions. if there was a god i would be rich and have been able to keep my baby. finacices have a lot to do with having a child, probably the number one reason women have abortions, besides the fact some men refuse to own up to thier consequences. It takes two.
eph2810 says
Janice – what a beautiful post. I know of someone who had one, but she has never talked about – really. I am so sure how she feels today about it – I hope she is healing…
anonymous says
I am doing this anonymously. I have had an abortion, and dealt with lots of pain, not only emotional but physical as well. I eventually found God again and thought I had dealt with all of this pain. I was talking with a friend about one of her church services that had an alter call about those hurting from an abortion ~ she went down. As she told me this my mouth dropped. I thought “her? ~ no way!”, so as I sat there and listened to her tell her testimony, something inside me prompted me to tell her about my abortion. She told me about this Bible study, Forgiven and Set Free. She was going to be co-leading it the following week and asked me if I wanted to go through it with her. I told her I would get back to her. Well I did go. And let me tell you, this study truely changed my life! I truely am forgiven! Praise God!
Adventures In Babywearing says
I will never forget a friend of mine telling me her story of having and abortion and how it was the most horrible thing to ever experience in her life-physically and emotionally. She will never forget it, and wished that someone would have told her how much emotional pain she’d deal with for the rest of her life.
aus blog says
World wide there are over 3,500 terminations carried out every day. Thats well over 1.3 million every year. In the US fifty percent of all cases, birth control was used, forty-eight percent used no precaution, and two percent had medical reasons.
That’s a stagering ninety-eight percent that could have been prevented had an effective birth control been used. That’s sad.
Don’t get me wrong, I suspect the figures in Australia would be much the same. Just a whole lot of unnessesary killing. ausblog
Kristen says
I’m so glad that there is a website out there like this for women considering an abortion. I read recently that this generation is moving more towards pro-life rather than pro-choice and I hope that trend continues, and a website like this is imperative for people who are facing that choice. Thanks for putting it out there!
char says
What a great topic so many women out there think abortion is so easy and painless and how this is so untrue. I volunteer at the pregnancy center here in my town once a week. The girls that come in there that want a abortion think it is a easy fix and a fast escape to their problem. We just had a girl who called who wanted an abortion we have been in prayer for her her name is Paula please pray for her. Char
Ruth says
My heart breaks too.
I heard a quote once, “The greater the darkness, the greater the potential for manifesting Gods great glory through the darkness…”
Nothing is too difficult for Him.
Susanne says
I love how hard you and Susan work to find resources for women. Your site is a real gift.
viamarie says
Thanks for visiting me earlier.
Happy weekend!
Diane says
Thank you for the great work you do on your blog! May God continue to be glorified……as He heals all brokenheartedness–We are such a fallen people–He is faithful to catch us!
Diane