A woman identifying herself as Melissa gave her testimony to the site Teenbreaks.com
“I did ask the family planning counselor about the possibility of emotional or physical risks and was told that women feel relieved after abortion and that it was much safer than childbirth. And that’s all I was told, even though, at the time, I told the doctor I really wasn’t sure I wanted the abortion. I know now that if I had basic information about abortion, I probably would have resisted the pressure to abort and would have carried my baby to term. Then my baby would not have lost his or her life and I would have been spared this endless anguish.”
quoted by Life Dynamics
Planned Parenthood and other pro-choice organizations adamantly oppose legislation that would regulate abortion counseling and insure that women are given full and accurate information. When a law was proposed in Georgia that said that the clinic must provide information on abortion and its aftereffects and medical risks, then give the woman 24 hours to think about her decision, Planned Parenthood made the following statement:
“Supporters of the Woman’s Right to Know bill say it would allow time for reflection, but this bill is really about deception. Under Georgia law, women already receive full informed consent before having an abortion…..”
Kay Scott (Executive director of Planned Parenthood of Georgia) “ABORTION: 24-HOUR-WAIT SUPPORTERS TRY TO DECEIVE” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Jan 21, 2005 pA15
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