I was suddenly seeing the issue not from my comfy old political perspective, but from a different angle: that of a young, naive, kindhearted girl who wouldn't hurt a kitten, much less an unborn child.
Fetus.
She went from unborn child to fetus. Had to convince herself too of the lie she was telling her daughter. Pathetic and sad. :(
I caught that too. She had to correct it in her head. You can totally see the chain of thought there. She has more issues with her own abortion than she admits. Sad that she should feel more comfortable admitting to having an abortion than admitting to feeling shame over it.