“The doctor said: “Don’t worry, it’s not formed till after 12 weeks.” Then I saw the Human Body program [on the ABC]. I would not have gone ahead if I’d been told the truth about the formation of the baby.”
Sue, who had an abortion. Quoted in
Melinda Tankard Reist Giving Sorrow Words: Women’s Stories of Grief after Abortion (Springfield, IL: Acorn Books, 2007) 180
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Abortion is a decided by the woman herself from the time she walks into an abortion clinic depending on the reasons she has but according to Melinda it seems she had second thoughts about terminating the pregnancy like maybe wanting to hurt the boyfriend or any other related reason because why did she say “I would not have gone ahead if I’d been told THE TRUTH” women need to be educated about how a human is formed cos even if it is four weeks it is living. secondly the doctor also was wrong to lie to his client because it also spoils his reputation. maybe he said that in order to convince the lady to pay whatever he had charged her