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Abortion facilities often tout the \u201ccompassionate care\u201d they allegedly provide. <\/span>Carafem<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Planned Parenthood<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>countless<\/span><\/a> independent<\/span><\/a> abortion<\/span><\/a> facilities<\/span><\/a> advertise as much on their websites:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Abortion facilities and abortionists often speak about the abortion process in positive, even glowing terms. <\/span><\/p>\n

Karishma Oza, patient director at Washington, D.C.\u2019s DuPont Clinic,\u00a0<\/span>said<\/span><\/a> in an interview on the Feminist Buzzkills podcast: \u201cI think abortion in all trimesters is beautiful \u2026 [W]e serve people \u2026 with a whole lot of heart and compassion.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Abortionists also frequently portray themselves as honest sources of information and expert health professionals. Planned Parenthood\u2019s <\/span>website<\/span><\/a>, for example, states: \u201cYour local Planned Parenthood health center has compassionate, professional staff who can give you accurate information, non-judgmental support, and expert health care.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But women\u2019s actual abortion experiences often do not shape up to be compassionate, well-informed encounters with expert professionals concerned for their health. In fact, some women experience the exact opposite, as personal testimonies submitted to Live Action\u2019s <\/span>Can\u2019t Stay Silent<\/span><\/a> website reveal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

URGENT:\u00a0<\/b>For every dollar given, 34 more people can be reached with the truth about abortion. Will you join us in this life-saving work as a monthly donor today?<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Linn, for example, shared:<\/span><\/p>\n

When I went into Planned Parenthood for the pill abortion, I was told that I would pass ’tissue’ and have some cramping. That was a lie, I passed a whole baby in a sac. I will never forget that image. The second time I had an abortion I was 5 months pregnant and had to have the surgical. They never once asked me if I was being forced to have the abortion (which I was), they never told me what they were doing[;] I even said ‘I dont want to do this’ while crying uncontrollably[;] you know what they told me[?] ‘Shut up, it will be over real fast so shut up already[,] everyone can hear you.’<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Jill\u2019s experience was similarly devoid of compassion:<\/span><\/p>\n

I had an abortion when I was 19 years old. I remember that day like it was yesterday. I cried the whole way there and the whole time I was there. \u2026 I remember going in to see the counselor before my procedure and I was still hysterical. She looked at me and said, \u2018It’s nothing.’ I continued to cry into the procedure room and one of the assistants screamed at me, ‘Stop crying or we can’t do the procedure.’ It was literally one of the worst days of my life. Today, I know that it is not ‘nothing.’ I feel a deep sense of pain and regret over my decision.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Jaymee\u2019s \u201chealth care professionals\u201d were hardly supportive or caring. She stated, \u201cTold the nurse I didn\u2019t want an abortion. Doctor came in and told me not to ruin my life.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

And the information Becca got from the staff at the abortion facility she visited was neither expert nor honest. She said, \u201cI was told at the clinic, assured by staff \u2018the fetus wasn’t a baby yet just a clump of cells[.]\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The firsthand stories of women who have actually experienced abortion highlight the fact that abortion “work” is not compassionate or caring \u2014\u00a0and exposes many other, ugly realities of the abortion industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Abortion facilities often tout the \u201ccompassionate care\u201d they allegedly provide. Carafem, Planned Parenthood, and countless independent abortion facilities advertise as much on their websites: Abortion facilities and abortionists often speak about the abortion process in positive, even glowing terms. Karishma Oza, patient director at Washington, D.C.\u2019s DuPont Clinic,\u00a0said in an interview on the Feminist Buzzkills […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":788,"featured_media":267180,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[4,3473],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nCan't Stay Silent: Abortion is not 'compassionate care'<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Women\u2019s actual abortion experiences often don't shape up to be compassionate, well-informed encounters with expert professionals concerned for their health.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/cant-stay-silent-abortion-compassionate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta 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