A nurse who worked with women who had abortions had an abortion herself. She describes the bewilderment and fear she felt. The nurse sent a letter to the makers of the program “Mixed Feelings”:
“I write anonymously as a nurse who has cared for women having abortions. Although I am familiar with hospital routine, it was quite different experiencing it from the other side. I find it frightening and bewildering, because no one bothered to explain any of what was going on. Nobody ever stopped to ask how I was feeling. In the hospital, everything was unreal and frighteningly out of my control. At one point, a nurse came in after several hours spent on my own to find me crying. She asked if I was in pain. I said no, and she walked out without a word. I think that I have learned that good nursing care means more than efficiently performing tasks. I certainly have never felt more alone and scared.”
Mary Kenny Abortion: The Whole Story (London: Quartet Books, 1986) 273
This nurse found out firsthand that having an abortion is not an easy experience for a woman.
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