o "If I imagine what hell is then I say that is
how my life was before I found counseling and healing. I became an
alcoholic, lost my will to live, hated life in general." Lisa. Eugene,
OR, June 1976, 1980 and 1980.
o "It has affected me emotionally. I was unable
to bond with anyone. I have suffered depression. It caused years of
self-destructive behavior." Paula. Cleveland, OH, July 1978.
o "Inability to form deep relationships, guilt,
anxiety attacks. For a long time inability to hold or be near babies."
Shirley. Los Angeles, CA, 1982; and, Norway, 1970.
o "I have had many medical problems that I
attribute to having the abortion including pre-term pregnancies,
abnormal paps, and abnormal periods." Susan. Fort Worth, TX, March,
1977.
o "Had a replacement child in 1979, who
recently had her own abortion (06/15/01), also affected my self-esteem
and eventually became promiscuous." Kathleen. Port Chester, NY, May 12,
1975; and, Mamaroneck, NY, December 3, 1975.
o "Emotionally I feel rejected by all. I feel
alone." Grace. Jacksonville, NC, 1976.
o "Years of mood swings, eating disorders,
promiscuity, low self-esteem and relationship with my other children."
Reatha. Baltimore, MD, November 1979.
o "I spent years going from relationship to
relationship and I became more sexually active. Alienated from family,
problems in school, old friends became distant." Maureen. Bridgeport,
PA, January, 1978, March, 1979; and, Philadelphia, PA, March,
1979.
o "Daily sorry and regret over death of my
children caused by my own actions." Beverly. Atlanta, GA, 1974 and
1977.
o "Severe depression, especially in January,
knowing my child would be another year older." Wendy. Howell, NJ,
1985.
o "I have panic disorder, low self esteem which
led to promiscuity. I drank and got involved with snorting cocaine. I
got HPV, which damaged my cervix - had surgery to remove pre-cancerous
cells. I have colon problems and at risk for breast cancer." Christina
Grace. Newark, DE, 1986; and, Dover, NE, 1988.
o "Ten years after the abortion I almost had a
nervous breakdown. Have suffered emotionally for twenty-five years."
D.E., Atlanta, GA, August 1975.
o "I felt empty inside for quite some time. I
also began the spiral of compulsive eating which has led to extreme
obesity." A.D.C.H., San Antonio, TX, February 22, 1984.
o "I went from being on the Dean's List in
college to getting F's, incompletes, and withdraws. I attempted suicide.
I was depressed. The guilt was overwhelming." H.A.K. Knoxville, TN, May
12, 1984.
o "I have been suicidal, depressed, had extreme
anxiety, had nightmares, suffered from grief and self destructive
behaviors." Candice. San Diego County, California, March,
1996.
o "Guilt - lack of ability to deal adequately
with true love and sex in marriage." L.D.M. England, September
1970.
o "Depression, nightmares, divorce." Darla.
Memphis, TN, April 1986.
o "My abortion took away my sense of self-worth
and self confidence. It has made me question my ability to make
competent decisions." A.C.N. New Orleans, LA, 1981.
o "It is my biggest regret. It has caused
depression and thoughts of suicide. Also, complications in becoming
pregnant and carrying a child." Kathryn. Kansas City, MO, 1981, 1982,
and 1983.
o "It has left an emptiness and pain that never
goes away." Dianne. New Jersey, January 15, 1979.
o "I'm always thinking about my unborn child."
Niria. Houston, TX, 1995 and 1999.
o "I have been in therapy for rages of anger. I
was also treated for an eating disorder that has affected me physically
as well." Rexene. Montgomery, AL 1991.
o "Emotional pain and torment for years until
God forgave and healed me. It has affected me physically as well. I
cannot have children." Dorothy. San Antonio, Texas, February
1975.
o "If abortion was illegal, I would have never
had to go through all of the pain and the guilt. I (might) have
graduated from college instead of dropping out. The pain and guilt of
abortion caused me to attempt suicide…maybe the only reason I survived
was so that I could make a difference by telling my horrifying story."
H.A.K. Knoxville, TN, May 12, 1984.
o "Abortion kills. Not only the child, but the
human spirit. The mother and father are victims as well. I tried to take
my own life because of the guilt and remorse. I felt I was a walking
tomb." Sheila Lynn. Tallahassee, FL, June 7, 1985.
o "Listen to those voices of those who have
experienced the physical and emotional consequences. A whole segment of
society - men and women - are suffering because they did what was wrong
even though it was legal." Shirley. Los Angeles, CA, 1982; and, Norway,
1970.
