A woman was taking pills for tumor she had, and then notified the doctor that she was pregnant.
“Soon after I started this medicine, I became pregnant… But my doctor wasn’t happy. Because of the medication, he told me I could not have this baby because my life would be in danger and that my baby could be a monster. He said, “You must decide quickly to have a D&C before the heart starts beating.” He never talked to me about alternatives.
I was seven weeks pregnant, and at the time, I did not know a baby’s heart is beating just three weeks after conception. Looking back, I don’t know why the doctor gave me the wrong information or why he would not use the word “abortion” to describe what he wanted me to do.”
7 weeks
She got no counseling at Planned Parenthood and describes her pain after the abortion:
“On the way home, I was in excruciating pain. At home standing in my kitchen, I began hemorrhaging. Dail helped me to the bathroom where I passed more bloody pieces! After I got into bed, I called my mother, but she said that maybe we shouldn’t talk about it. I felt too ashamed to call the doctor. Although the doctor called it a D&C, I knew Planned Parenthood did abortions.”….
Feet of baby at 7 weeks
I do know that my baby’s size, the level of her physical and mental development, and her possible dependency and special needs did not justify her death…
When the abortion clinic nurse told me, “This will be over quickly,” she didn’t tell me that I would regret it for the rest of my life.
Even though my situation might be viewed as a “tough case” and one that many people would consider a justifiable reason for abortion, I still consider it a tragic and irreversible choice that has caused me deep pain and regret…
I learned that grieving, which is so important in healing, is quashed by a society that doesn’t want to hear and doesn’t understand.”
Barbara Horak Real Abortion Stories: The Hurting and the Healing (El Paso, Texas: Strive for the Best Publishing, 2007) 79, 81-82
