From a woman who had an abortion:
This was the baby my husband and I had longed for, but I also felt very strongly about bringing a disabled child into the world. I used to work with disabled children and I decided long ago that if I could prevent it, I wouldn’t want a child of mine to experience such a difficult life.
They are human beings and will want to fall in love, get married, have children of their own. I didn’t want to be so selfish in my desire for a baby that I would deny my child the right to all those things.
When the doctor confirmed the baby wasn’t developing properly, there was no doubt in my mind what I had to do.
I spent the few days before the termination saying goodbye to the baby.
There was one night in particular where I felt very at peace. I don’t know if the baby was speaking to me or not, but I felt connected to him – I’m sure it was a he – and felt as though he knew I loved him and was doing what was best for him.
Despite the circumstances, my termination, under general anaesthetic, was painless and smooth and I’m glad I don’t have any memory of it.
I am a spiritual person and I do believe my boy will come back to me. When the time is right, I’ll fall pregnant again. And next time, I hope I will have the chance to meet him. But nothing about my decision to have an abortion was easy.
NATASHA PEARLMAN; JENNY NISBET “ABORTION: THE LEGACY” The Daily Mail July 27, 2006 42.
The abortion may have been painless for the mother, but not for the baby. Ultrasounds usually cannot pick up fetal anomolies until the second trimester so this was most likely a late term abortion, like the one above.
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