Postabortion Woman Suffers Grief, Despair, and Guilt

In an article in The British Medical Journal Sept 2, 2000, entitled “Abortion: A Hell of a Decision” a woman writes:

“Slowly I began to notice little babies, and grief started to eat into my calm exterior. Pain such as I had never felt before worked its way into my vulnerable mind, and I realized that I was crumbling. The numb feeling that had protected me for so long was ebbing away, and I didn’t know what to do. The reality of the termination had hit me in the form of grief and despair and above all guilt. I tried to reason with myself that I had no option, but that grief was being translated into anger. …. I couldn’t sleep at night and during the day I alternated between self pity and pain. Worst of all were the frequent moments when tears just poured uncontrollably down my face.”