The Effects of Abortion: On Us All
Abortion has affected us all in some way. Each year since l973, over a million women in the USA have experienced abortions. Not only do abortions tragically end the lives of millions of precious little children, they can leave deep physical and emotional scars on their mothers; and untold grief for fathers, grandparents, and other family members.
The Truth: Abortion Doesn't "Help" Women.
Possible Physical Effects to Women
Immediately Later
Intense Pain Sterility
Punctured uterus Miscarriages/Stillbirths
Excessive bleeding Tubal Pregnancies
Parts of baby left inside Premature births
Shock/Coma Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Damage to other organs Hysterectomy
Possible Emotional Effects to Women
The Most Common
Guilt Emotional numbness
Desire to be pregnant again Sexual problems
Depression/Crying Lowered self esteem
Inability to forgive self Anorexia/eating disorders
Intense grief & sadness Nightmares
Anger/rage/suicidal urges Drug or alcohol abuse
"Abortion has a painful aftermath, regardless of the woman's religious beliefs, or how positive she may have felt beforehand about her decision to abort."
Vincent Rue. Ph.D. (Psychologist)
As the reality of the numbers of Abortions-on-Demand begin to dawn on the community, many Christians and people of conscience are experiencing grief, even tears, as they realize their part in the denial of this holocaust of little lives. Just as a mother who has lost her child through an abortion must work her way through the grief process, so must each of us work through our feelings on this issue.
This puts us in a mode of Godly sorrow which leads to repentance.
"Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner."
2 Cor. 7:9 KJV
...excerpts, American Victims of Abortion