Post-abortive mothers share stories of grief, redemption on Supreme Court steps

National Catholic Register ^ | Wed Jan 26, 2011 | Kathleen Gilbert

[GonzoII]

by Kathleen Gilbert

Wed Jan 26 12:30 PM EST

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 25, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In a bittersweet ending to a joyful March for Life this year, dozens of post-abortive mothers took to the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court Monday afternoon to tell their stories of fear, anguish, and redemption, giving a rare glimpse into the terrible human cost of Roe v. Wade.

Of the 45 who spoke, 40 were newcomers, according to Georgette Forney of Silent No More Awareness, including a group of twelve that had traveled from Arizona to brave the blustery January weather. Over 100 post-abortion sufferers walked together in the March for Life.

(To find out more about Silent No More Awareness, click here)

Some described in detail the “horrendous” pain of the abortion procedure itself, which was to leave many with health problems and permanent loss of fertility. But even worse was the emotional devastation that followed: feelings of desolation, loneliness, and despair overwhelmed some mothers only moments after losing their child to abortion.

“All that remained was the guilt and shame, shreds of the person I had been before the abortions. Abortion is not a choice. For me it was a prison,” said one mother.

Mary Jane D’Andries of Pittsburgh recalled how she felt “so alone” the morning after her abortion forty years ago. “As far as I was concerned, the relationship with the father was over the moment he wanted me to have an abortion,” she said. “The loneliness was not due to his absence, it was due to my child’s absence.”

[GonzoII]

"their stories of fear, anguish, and redemption"

Glad to hear they didn't fall into despair..no sense in it.

[thouworm]

Shocking statistics (if true):

More than one third of U.S. women will have had an abortion by age 45

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2663701/posts

Some 35 per cent of women will have had an abortion by the time they are aged 45, a new report has claimed.

And, surprisingly, the institute claimed that 31 per cent of all abortions performed nationwide are on Catholic women. It also said 18 per cent are performed on born-again Christians or evangelicals.

[afraidfortherepublic]

51,000,000 lives sacrificed for what? Setting aside the horrendous loss of life (a true holacaust) stop and think for a moment what 51,000,000 workers and consumers could have meant to our economy. Social Security wouldn’t be in the trouble it is now. Also, their surviving siblings might not be such a spoiled generation They might have developed a work ethic.