“No Options Were Presented to Me” Says Woman Who Regrets Her Abortion

Opinion   |   Sarah Terzo   |   Jul 20, 2017   |   6:21PM   |   Washington, DC

Katerina, who had an abortion and suffered great emotional pain afterward:

“The lady who met me there [at the local Family Planning Service] treated me as rudely as anyone could treat someone; there was no caring or concern in her manner. No options were presented to me. She said I was stupid to get pregnant and as I was 18 and at university she “presumed I wanted an abortion.”

I remember asking about the difference between local and general anesthetic and she said, “Have [a] local as then you will know what has happened and never make this mistake again.” Her negative and unsupportive attitude is something I will always remember. I asked her at the time about other options, and she said, “Do you want to finish Uni?”

I… I don’t remember making the decision, just that this is what I was expected to do; from the little information I had been told it seemed there would be no support and no future for me if I was to have the child…”

From Melinda Tankard Reist, “Giving Sorrow Words: Women’s Stories of Grief after Abortion,” (Springfield, IL: Acorn Books, 2007), p. 32

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LifeNews.com Note: Sarah Terzo is a pro-life liberal who runs ClinicQuotes.com, a web site devoted to exposing the abortion industry. She is a member of the pro-life groups PLAGAL and Secular Pro-Life.