I had an abortion
No shame, no doubts, no regrets, and I'd do it again. Period.
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SW: Yeah, that second post from today is what set me off. I left a comment on the first one of the day though because, on a personal level, that's the one that really mattered.
No problem, sw. I was just babbling. ;)
I had an abortion.
Bwahaa, I completely missed Laurelin's makeover.
No guilting, sw! Not even when it's disguised as a compliment. I'm ruthless that way, see.
I had an abortion. I regret having to have to make that choice, but I will never regret the choice.
I had an abortion when I was 19. I felt nothing afterwards but relief. It was the best choice I have ever made. The only issue was access.
I'm not ashamed of having an abortion. Yet all I see in the media is groups that tell prospective abortion recipients how guilty they will feel/kindly offer alternatives and biased support/offer "healing" for those who made such a wrong choice.
If groups like these are visible, what about groups that represent people like me. Pro choice people who were helped by having access to an abortion, have no shame for doing so, and want fair representation in media and society. There are other women like us. We don't have to be hidden away while groups like this do outreach/mislead others/and try to make people who have had abortions feel guilty. I would like to see a counterattack.
anon - I'm Not Sorry might be one place to start.
I too felt nothing but relief. It was, at the time, the only positive thing I had done for a long time and it changed my life for the better.
Healing was not necessary. If anything, the abortion was my healing. Thank you, abortion.
And while I understand that others need emotional support afterwards, given our guilt-inducing culture, it's interesting that it can leave the rest of us feeling as if we would invalidate their experiences by being honest about our own. Thus, no one gets left out and we get to feel bad, too.
Ironic.
But that doesn't fly for me. Not any more. My experience is just that - mine - and when it comes to feeling thankful for abortion and not regretting it, I know I'm not alone. Others deserve to know that they aren't alone, either.
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