Postabortion Woman: “I Felt at the Time It Was the Only Answer”

From a collection of first-hand testimonies from women. These were gathered from a survey done by Priests for Life. They can be found on the Priests for Life website.

I was unmarried at 19 years old. My mother and boyfriend knew that I wanted to have an abortion. I felt at the time it was the only answer.

I was in the hospital at 8:00 AM. I believe that I had a suction abortion.

I didn’t want to talk about it. My sister became pregnant and kept her baby. She didn’t know that I had an abortion.

I do talk about it now. And my family feels sad about it.

I went to a therapist for 3 years off and on. I finally joined a post abortion support group. It helped a lot. I’ve been dealing with it daily. I like myself again.

I felt so bad about my choice to abort. I didn’t know what it would [do] to my life. I was mentally a wreck. I can see hope of total healing for me. It will be a while before then.