This writer doth protest too much.
The memory of a lost child remains in the mind of every woman who has lost one, whether willingly or accidentally. For some, the memory remains prominent, and for many it doesn’t. Project Rachel does great work in helping women, and men, resolve the guilt that interferes with their mental peace.
http://www.hopeafterabortion.com/
Thank you for posting that. For all the women who are able to publicly declare their regret, there must be many more who cannot.
And then there’s the major exposition from an OB-GYN conference in Rome a few years ago; they revealed irrefutable data that the DNA of every child remains in the body of its mother. The ramifications of this discovery are significant. It helps to explain why a woman who miscarries often becomes depressed up to the due date of the lost pregnancy, and that they relive that date in their memory for many years. What it proposes in the event of an abortion is even more sobering.
“Shall a mother ever forget the child of her womb?”
Ah..but here's the rub: there is no peace...no going back...just dealing with it. WHich is exactly the one-in-four of us who've posted on the thread want to get the message out....but it's hard to admit.
I'm glad to know Project Rachel recognizes the travails existence of many of the men who heard the vacuum. It's like having a spear pass through you; but you don't die...and you can never pull it out. 28 years of impalement...and counting. And it pains more as I get older.
It ain't about me, though. I'm not feeling sorry for myself. I deserve what I got. Not so, for someone else.