Jewels Green, who worked in an abortion clinic for five years, stated that most of the women who came to her clinic had made up their minds that they wanted an abortion. However, she emphasized that some were ambivalent, and that the clinic was not equipped to deal with them. She said clinic counselors had little information to offer on abortion alternatives and that they did not do a through job of counseling. In her own words:
“This is where the pro-choice movement and clinics fail. Sure, we had a little notebook with the names and numbers of two local adoption agencies, but we were never trained or taught how the adoption process works so we could explain it to women. We had the phone number of the local WIC office, public assistance, etc., but again, knew nothing about the process should anyone ever ask for details. If a pregnant woman wanted to learn more about these other choices, the best the “options counselor” could offer was a post-it note with a phone number hastily scribbled on it.”
Kristen Walker “Former abortion clinic worker breaks silence, speaks out for life” LifeSiteNews.com, Thu Jul 21, 2011. Found here Kristen Walker “Former abortion clinic worker breaks silence, speaks out for life” LifeSiteNews.com, Thu Jul 21, 2011.
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