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Please keep your negative thoughts on abortion to yourself |
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Anonymous Author (January 2008) |
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A girl is in her last year of high school. She's 17, and thinks she's in love. She doesn't concentrate hard enough at school because she thinks she'll be marrying the love of her life and will live happily ever after with him on his farm. After 12 months of seeing this guy, who is a year older than her, she does a pregnancy test at a public toilet. She discovers she's pregnant. Although she cries a little, and understands she's probably too young to be dealing with something as huge as having a baby, she is secretly happy inside. She could be starting a family! When she tells her boyfriend, who is sitting in his car waiting for the result, he is devastated. He instantly tells her to have an abortion. His parents would be so mad at him, and besides, he wants to go overseas for 6 months and having a baby fits no where in his plans, even though he is more than able to bring a baby into the world. The day he leaves her to go back to his family farm (4 hours away), he grabs $100 from his wallet and stuffs it inside her bra. "You know we have to do this, please do this," he pleads. Then he's gone. Devastated, the girl doesn't know what to do. Her parents would probably kick her out of home, she would have no support and there would be no where to go. She goes to the Doctor and gets a referral to a nearby women's clinic. The appointment is made. She calls her boyfriend the night before and begs him to be there with her, but he tells her he can't. He just keeps reminding her to 'get rid of it', like its nothing.
The day comes and she can't stop crying. She has no one with her, she's all alone. Within about 4 hours, its all over. Finished. She is pregnant no more. But she is so sad, and doesn't realise this will haunt her for possibly the rest of her life. She wonders 'what if' every day, even though it happened 8 years ago. She has killed her unborn child. Theres no going back.
The girl was me.
I just read someones blog on abortion. I was extremely offended and very upset. If someone is against abortion, fine, but keep it to yourself. I get so sad when I read all these stories of a baby asking 'mummy why she got rid of me' and words like this. Some people, like myself, have gone through an abortion and are quite depressed about it. I was 17 years old and was forced into it by my then boyfriend, so he could go overseas and shag whatever he wanted. I had no help, no advice, no support. I was on my own completely. Every day of my life I regret the abortion, and when I read stories such as the one I read earlier, I was reduced to tears, feeling terrible for what I did.
What is the goal of the people who write these stories? Do they want to make people feel even worse? Don't they deserve some happiness and forgiveness?
I have suffered from depression since I was 17. I have tried to commit suicide over the decision and have been on and off antidepressants for those 8 years. It all stems back to my abortion. Have a think about it.
Next time someone thinks of posting a story on how evil abortion is, have a think about what you are doing and the people you are hurting. There are people out there like myself who are terribly upset about the choice they made (or didn't make) and are trying so hard to get on with their lives. Help people by providing support, not critisizm.
jenny
