I found a wonderful website called After Abortion.org. Check it out. There are many lies being told to women, and much cover up of the real effects of abortion on women. After Abortion.org is one place where women are telling the truth about abortion. Abortion is not good for women at all. On this website, women are given a number of helpful resources if they are struggling emotionally after having had an abortion. There are articles written by women who had abortions at some time during their lives, but later had deep regret for what they had done.
The stories are sad, of course, but also hopeful. The women who share have found help and are in the process of healing from the emotional scars they suffered because of their abortions.
Of course, pro abortion groups allege that Post Abortion Stress Syndrome does not exist. I find that to be very odd. Such a cold, callous attitude reminds me of when doctors used to tell women that pain during their periods was not real. It didn't matter how many women said that they had pain - a lot of pain. Doctors denied the existence of things like cramps.
I would suggest that the women who are suffering anxiety, sadness, guilt, and shame because of their abortions need to be listened to and helped. Some health care professionals are telling them that their pain is meaningless, or that they need to just get over it. Abortion is just a normal part of life for many women, and they just have to accept it as normal.
Sure. Not all women will feel bad about their abortions. For the sake of argument, let's say that only a small minority of women suffer from stress after their abortions. Fine. What does that have to do with those who are suffering, or even suicidal because of what they did or what was done to them? Nothing at all. How can those who deny the existence of the condition called Post Abortion Stress Syndrome justify their harsh treatment of women who are suffering emotional scars from the procedure called abortion?
This condition may not be common, but it is certainly something that many women are haunted by. I suspect, just by the women I have talked to, that PASS is very common. A growing number of women are finding the courage to write about what they have gone through. The purpose of their sharing is to help other women who may be suffering the same kinds of symptoms they are. Shouldn't the abortion proponents at least acknowledge that these women are real? If Planned Parenthood and other organizations are really concerned about women's health, as they claim, then shouldn't they show some concern for the women who are suffering from PASS and other post abortion related conditions? It is easy for PP to say that PASS is a condition that was made up by the pro life community in an effort to undermine the good work that the pro abortion groups are doing. PP's views on PASS are posted at their website. They basically brush it off, since the American Psychiatric Assoc. doesn't recognize PASS as a real condition.
Of course, the APA's reaction could be because they do not have enough cases to study at this time. It may very well be something that women are just beginning to come to terms with. Society has been telling women that abortion is legal, and that they have a right to make that choice. It may take time for most women to find the courage to talk about it. Also, counselors may not be able to fully recognize the symptoms if they have been taught that women suffer no emotional damage because of their abortions. Planned Parenthood and other abortion advocates seem way too anxious to ignore the pleas for help. Or, if they recognize that women can feel bad about their abortions, they are quick to tell women that what they did was the right decision at the time. Somehow, though, the doubts and regret continue to haunt women who have bought into the pro abortion apologists' simplistic answers to their deep questions. How do abortionists want women to handle their emotional responses? Just accept that abortion is a normal part of life, it is legal, and don't let the anti choice people guilt trip you.
I don't think that kind of answer helps at all. It is like telling women to ignore their mothering instincts - which is impossible. We cannot ignore or change who we are.
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