| The Trauma of Abortion by Eva Marie Stover, Women Exploited by Abortion |
| March 1, 1993, The News Enterprise (Letters), Elizabethtown, KY No matter what Planned Parenthood says about "freedom of choice," their counselors routinely refuse to tell women the "truth" about abortion and the trail of devastation that it leaves behind. If women, who are contemplating an abortion, are going to carry their abortion experience with them for the rest of their lives, they should at least, be given the opportunity to make an informed decision. The main reason abortions are continuing today at a soaring rate is because of the propagated lie that abortions are painless and that women do not suffer emotional trauma. It is the group Women Exploited By Abortion's genuine concern to expose this lie and cover-up. As far back as October 19, 1959, Mary Carlderone, who was then the medical director for Planned Parenthood said, "Aside from the fact that abortion is the 'taking of a life,' I am mindful of what was brought out by our psychiatrists that in almost every case of abortion, whether legal or illegal, is a traumatic experi- ence that may have severe kickbacks later on." Dr. Julius Fogel, a certified psychiatrist, as well as an abortionist who's admitted to personally killing in excess of 20,000 babies said during an interview published in the April 13, 1989, issue of the Wanderer maga- zine: "I've had patients who had abortions a year or two ago -- women who did the best thing at the time for themselves -- but it stil l bothers them. Many come in -- some are just mute, some hostile. Some burst out crying . . . There is no question in my mind that we are 'disturbing a life process.' The trauma may sink into the unconscious and never surface in the woman's lifetime... but a psychological price is paid. It may be alienation, it may be pushing away from human warmth, perhaps a hardening of the maternal instinct. Something happens on the deeper levels of a woman's consciousness when she destroys a pregnancy. I know that as a psychiatrist." Again, Planned Parenthood's internal report ("Department of Education's 3-year Plan and Long Range Goals, 1990-93") reads on page 29 that its own research organization, the Alan Guttmacher Institute, estimates that as much as 91% of all women undergoing abortions may suffer from physical and psychological "post-procedural trauma." Such an admission clearly shows that abortion is not as safe and legal as Planned Parenthood's slogan tries to portray. Planned Parenthood has tried to keep this kind of information away from public scrutiny. Yet, despite its admission about the ultimate dangers of abortion, members are still aggressively stepping up their abortion activities. Women who are contemplating an abortion need to know all the facts before making a decision. The truth is, abortion is neither safe, simple, nor is it a quick-fix solution out of a crisis situation. Women who have had abortions are desperately hurting women. They know only too well the truth about abortion. They know that abortion not only took the life of their child, but a part of them died as well. These women need to hear of G-d's love, forgiveness and healing. It's time to expose Planned Parenthood's lies and deception. It's time to tell the truth. |