| “Twenty-five years later, I still cannot talk about it without tears and pain in my heart. It all looks simple on paper and seems like an easy way out of a bad spot, but no one tells you that the easy way out will cost you later in emotional damage and physical problems.” – Scherrie
“It never goes away and you will always think of what could have been and the anger of how the government allows this hideous procedure.” – Nora
“[I]t hurts women physically and emotionally! That it does not end when you leave the clinic.” –Dianne
“I didn’t know that the hurt would never go away.” – L.M.C.
“Abortion is so devastating that I would never do it again – even at the cost of my own life.” – Nicole
“I have suffered with low self-esteem, self-hatred, suicidal impulses, constant anxiety (especially about sex and about making decisions) … .” – Camelia
“My abortion took away my sense of self worth and self confidence.” – A.C.N.
“I was suicidal; full of guilt and shame. Suffered from fear and depression. Caused marital and relational problems, crying spells, anxiety, panic attacks, sleep disturbances. Suffered most on anniversary of abortion.” – Beth
“I would tell them about the hell I went through. About hearing babies cry when none were around, being suicidal, an alcoholic.” – Kathy
“[y]ou feel like you have committed murder.” – Wilma
“…constant (almost daily) thought about the tragic manner in which my baby was killed, and extreme guilt.” – Shawn
“I was never told that I could be, and was in labor for 18 hours, delivered baby with no one present. Nurse came in room with doctor, umbilical cord was cut, baby placed in bucket on food tray cart in my room.” – M.E.A.
“This is the horror of our generation – I believe that this abuse to women needs to be outlawed.” – Linda
“I was not told about the years of emotional torment I would experience.” – Paula
“No, I was not told anything about abortion. … No one told me of the risks I was taking.” – Tina
“I immediately gained lots of weight and drank … I felt it poisoned everything I thought, felt or did.” – S.M.P.
“Because of the fear I lived under perpetrated by my ex-husband, I chose to have the abortion to avoid any more of his wrath and terror … it has affected me emotionally to this day.” – Janice
“All they would need to see is the pain, sorrow and grief that I carry with me for the rest of my life.” – Victoria
“While I was still under the effects of the sedation, but after the procedure was completed, I began loud, uncontrollable sobbing … I can honestly say this was and is the lowest day of my life.” –Debra
“No one told me that I would hear cries in the middle of the night.” – Brandy
“It’s not a quick and easy solution. Don’t do it! It will haunt you the rest of your life.” – Beverly
“It devastated me. I had nightmares, flashbacks, fits of rage, uncontrollable crying, trouble sleeping, and could not look at pregnant women or children without feeling hurt, anger, and guilt.” – Amy Marie
“One month later I had a nervous breakdown …” – Julie | 