THE LIFE-LINK

In the early 70's I became pregnant as an unmarried college sophomore. At that time, leaders of the women's movement said the baby was just a blob of tissue, that abortion was safer than giving birth. They left out an important fact that can be discovered only on the abortion table.

I was told the procedure would be painless, so I chose not to take a painkiller. It was painful, but even more shocking than that, since I was fully conscious, I could feel everything that was happening in my womb. "No!," I said in my heart. I had just felt the baby die! No one said this would happen! They said it was just a blob of tissue! Desperation set into my heart. How could I undo this? It was too late for me to cry for help.

In the recovery room, my boyfriend, the father of the now dead child, came and sat by my side. Could he see the terror in my eyes or feel the panic in my heart? I had no words to describe the agony I felt. It would live with me and adversely affect me the rest of my life. Years later I gave my life to the Lord. He healed the anguish and pain, but I still clearly remember the death of the baby. In talking to other women who have had abortions, I found that the sensation of knowing when the baby died was not unique to me but is an unspoken memory for other women too.

If the feminists really care about women they will tell the truth about the precious life- link between a woman and her unborn baby.