From an “Abortion doula” who helps women through their abortions:
“Basically, my job is to love people unconditionally in 5-10 minute increments, which is about how long a first-trimester procedure takes. Depending on the clinic that we’re in, we will go into the room with the patient, we’ll help them get settled, get comfortable. Depending how long it takes the doctor to come into the room, we might be making small talk with them. Sometimes, people don’t want to talk at all, which is totally fine. People usually don’t want to talk about their emotions, if they have any, around the procedure, which is also obviously fine. Then, the doctor comes in, the procedure happens, [and] we’re right next to the patient during the procedure, again offering physical support if the client wants that, or verbal support… Then, they go into the recovery room, and that’s pretty much the end of our relationship with that person. …
For a lot of people, the procedure is not a big deal. But…some people are going in with some really conflicted and painful emotions. Sometimes, they wanted a pregnancy, but they just don’t have the resources to continue… A few times, especially with people who are very religious or just really conflicted with the decision, I think it’s been really helpful for them to have someone say “You’re not a bad person, you’re making the right decision, and I care about you.” One of the great things I learned from one of our founders [is that] when people ask her, “Do you think God will forgive me?” she responds, “Well, do you believe in a forgiving God?”
I think care is a basic right, and being loved is a real, universal human need.“
Michelle Kinsey Bruns “Meet The Women Who Make Abortions Possible” Refinery 29 JAN 22, 2015
Unfortunately preborn babies, like the ones below,are not considered people to be loved.
See what a preborn baby at 16 weeks looks like after an abortion.
See what a baby aborted at 10 weeks looks like (scroll down)
One can also wonder if this ‘cheerleader for abortion” will be there for the woman days, weeks, months, or years later when they are suicidal because of their abortion.
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