Abortionist talks about “stigma” of abortionists

A man who does some abortions explains why he does not want to be known as an “abortionist”:

“I hate doing [abortions], but I do them every once in a while. But the real reason we try to avoid them is that I don’t want to be known in the community as a local abortionist. I want to be known as a doctor who loves mommies and their babies. I don’t care what is said, there is a stigma attached to doing abortions. There are political reasons not to earn the reputation as the local abortionist, I mean to be known as the physician who performed abortions whenever asked.”

Jonathan B Imber Abortion and the Private Practice of Medicine (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1986) 68

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She became suicidal after her abortion

Crystal Hartman, who had an abortion, says:

“There is no adequate way to inform a woman of the emotional scars it will leave behind. I had to have someone come stay with me for 2 weeks because I was suicidal. Abortion continues to affect me, it’s not something you deal with, wrap it up with a bow, and that’s it. As you change, so do your thoughts and ideas and emotions towards it change.”

Amicus brief submitted in the Supreme Court case WHOLE WOMAN’S HEALTH v. HELLERSTEDT

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Abortionist hates to step on a bug, but kills “little biological life”

An abortionist says:

“The little biological body [of a preborn baby] is not a human soul and it doesn’t bother me taking a little biological life. I am opposed to destroying a living thing, I hate to shoot a bird or step on a bug or cut a beautiful plant, but I do. These things [abortions] are not done lightly. A lot of consideration and prayer is called for.”

Jonathan B Imber Abortion and the Private Practice of Medicine (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1986) 66

"Little biological life' at 6 weeks
“Little biological life’ at 6 weeks
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A woman who conceived in rape is grateful she has her daughter

From a woman who had a daughter from rape:

“Innocent life came from one man’s intent to hurt me. But my baby hasn’t hurt me. She’s provided me with healing and growth and new experiences that I never knew could happen in my life…..

I’m so grateful I made the decision to have my daughter, because she’s brought me so much joy. Every day I wake up to a beautiful smile, and had I not made that decision, I would have been left with just a disaster on my heart….becoming a mother has changed me in ways I never imagined. I feel like the most optimal version of myself. … I’ve drawn out a lot of strength I didn’t know was there….

My daughter brings me a lot of hope for the future to let me know that not every disaster has to bring traumatic pain to where you can’t cope. It actually can bring beauty….

You can look for the beauty in the disaster. She’s my beauty.”

Fr. Mark Hodges “Pregnant after rape, Louise rejected abortion and never looked back” Live Action News October 13, 2017

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She saw her aborted child’s head

Lorijo Nerad, 28, Michigan-based national president of Women Exploited by Abortion (WEBA), told her abortion story:

“If I knew what I know now, I never would have had my abortion. I thought it was the only way out. I was 18 years old…My husband was unemployed…and we were on welfare. The caseworker thought I was irresponsible. She called Planned Parenthood and made an appointment for me to have an abortion. I was scared to death they were going to cut off our payments. I talked it over with my husband and he said, “Choose. It’s either me or the baby.” I felt trapped, scared and alone.

I was almost three months pregnant when I had the abortion. I was given a pamphlet that showed a drawing of a little blob of jelly inside of a womb and I thought, “Oh great, that’s what it looks like. I’ll go for that.” They didn’t inform me of the development of the child, and there was no discussion about the emotional or psychological problems.

My obstetrician did the abortion in the hospital. I had no anesthesia, no local, no tranquilizers. I lay there on the table and cried. A sheet was draped across me, and the doctor wiped pieces of the baby on it. Two weeks later I was in severe pain, just horrible. I went to the bathroom and there, in the toilet paper in my hand was my baby’s head—a little bit smaller than a golf ball and all black and tarry. They hadn’t removed it during the abortion. I called the doctor, and he said it was normal, throw it away, no big deal.”

MARILYN BALAMACI, et. al. “Eight Other Women’s Stories” People Magazine August 05, 1985

 

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Pro-Choice woman becomes irate when pro-lifer mentions abortion

Author Misty McBeth describes what happened when she talked about abortion to a co-worker. McBeth had been arguing the pro-life side:

“Perhaps topics like this should be left out of the workplace,” I thought as I argued my view of the debate. Too late, the guns had been loaded and ready to aim. Unfortunately they were aimed at me, or so I thought. This coworker roared at me like a fierce lion protecting her cubs, firing every shot she could at me. Oh, and did I mention this was at six in the morning and I had just signed into my phone to receive inbound calls? Lucky for me, the first few minutes of her rampage the phone was silent, no calls. I tried to politely interrupt her and let her know I was signed in to work but to no avail, the bullets kept flying. Her face was beet red and her arms were flaying and pointing in my direction. Then a call came in. I answered with my usual customer greeting, fully aware that the customer could probably hear the ruckus in front of me. When the customer questioned what the background noise was I simply asked if I could put them on brief hold. How was I going to defuse this bomb that had gone off? Nothing I said or did mattered, she was visibly upset and was taking it out on me. Finally after what seemed like hours my coworker grabbed her stuff and huffed off. I then was able to deal with the customer and finish the call. It wasn’t until years later that I realized that I may have been the first to fire a shot and perhaps the bullet went a little too deep.”

Misty McBeth Anti Abortions: Behind the Signs (Amazon Digital Services LLC, 2013)

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Women worry their “fetuses” will suffer

A book written by and for abortion clinic workers says the following about women coming in for abortions:

“Clients come in for counseling [at the abortion clinic] worried that a foetus will suffer during an abortion.”

Joanna Brien, Ida Fairbairn Pregnancy and Abortion Counseling (London: Routledge, 1996) 38

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Pro-Choicer: abortion should be available even if baby is separate from the mother

Pro-choice Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee:

“The date at which a foetus might be viable has nothing to do with a woman’s right to choose.

Someday an embryo might be reared in a test tube to full-term, but that changes nothing for a woman’s right not to be a mother.”

Polly Toynbee “On abortion, the media need to reflect what is happening in the real world” Guardian August 31, 2014

Toynbee apparently supports killing the baby even if the child could be raised in an artificial womb.Even if the mother didn’t have to carry the baby in her womb, this pro-choicer still thinks abortion should be available.

This implies that the purpose of an abortion is not to end a woman’s pregnancy, but to ensure that her baby dies. The right to “not be a mother” entails the right to kill the child, whether or not the child needs the mother’s body to survive.

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Woman becomes pregnant to test her fertility, aborts

A book by abortion workers gives the case history of one woman who came to the clinic:

“Nancy had been through a turbulent adolescence, lack of caring for herself during her teens had resulted in two terminations and an episode of gonorrhea. She had taken on board the messages that her fertility could be affected which she felt would be deserved punishment for her past mistakes. She was now 23 and in a steady relationship. She was no longer able to stand the agony of not knowing if she could get pregnant, nor was she able to verbalize the distress, so she started having unprotected sex while her boyfriend still thought she was taking the pill. She got her answer to her doubts when she became pregnant and after some initial euphoria had to face up to the fact that she was still not yet in a position to be a mother. She decided to have a termination and also for the first time started being able to reflect and talk about herself.”

Joanna Brien, Ida Fairbairn Pregnancy and Abortion Counseling (London: Routledge, 1996) 19

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Woman thinks counselor is lying about fetal development- until she sees the ultrasound

Barbara Chishko of Oklahoma, who works in a crisis pregnancy center, told the following story:

“The images seen through ultrasonography of unborn babies leave indelible imprints on the hearts and minds of all who see them. A young woman came to our office. She wanted to abort her baby.

We explained fetal development at which time she told us we were lying about the developing baby. We offered an ultrasound to confirm her pregnancy and she accepted.

Upon scanning her abdomen she immediately saw her baby sucking its thumb. Her words were, “look at my baby, it is perfect.” Needless to say she continued her pregnancy.”

Terry Ianora Ordinary Heroes: Creating a Culture of Life (Eugene, Oregon: Camel Heart Media, 2013) 47

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