{"id":56328,"date":"2014-11-26T18:06:05","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T23:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=56328"},"modified":"2014-11-26T14:17:21","modified_gmt":"2014-11-26T19:17:21","slug":"what-this-pro-abortion-group-discovered-and-how-it-can-help-the-pro-life-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/what-this-pro-abortion-group-discovered-and-how-it-can-help-the-pro-life-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"What this pro-abortion group discovered and how it can help the pro-life movement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sea Change<\/a>, a pro-abortion program with a focus on reducing the stigma surrounding abortion has released the results of a recent survey on the public sharing of abortion stories.<\/p>\n

The aim of the study and report, called Saying Abortion Aloud, was to find out how post-abortive women feel about sharing their abortion stories publicly, and what pro-abortion organizations can do to help these women share their stories in order to make society even more supportive of abortion.<\/p>\n

While the pro-life movement knows that abortion is a moral wrong and is working to make it a legal wrong, this survey from the pro-abortion side can help pro-lifers do a better job of listening to post-abortive women and helping them share their stories of pain, regret, and loss.<\/p>\n

According to Say Abortion Aloud<\/a>, women said that their \u201cpersonal challenges\u201d of sharing their abortion included anxiety about public speaking, fear of their family learning about their abortion, fear of the reaction in their community, and fear of public shaming.<\/p>\n

\"woman-crying\"If this is true for post-abortive women who don\u2019t acknowledge regret for their abortions, than we can presume this to be true for post-abortive women who are suffering emotionally from their abortions.<\/p>\n

As far as why these women want to speak publicly about their abortion, those surveyed said that it was an \u201copportunity for reflection\u201d and a \u201cform of self-care.” Basically, being able to talk about their abortion made them feel good about themselves, and probably better about their decision to abort since those around them would likely tell them that abortion\u00a0was a good choice.<\/p>\n

The opportunity to reflect and to responsibly deal with their choices would benefit women who regret their abortion. Sharing their abortion story will not only help them find forgiveness, but can also bring purpose to their life in helping other women to choose life.<\/p>\n

So how can the pro-life movement start supporting post-abortive women and allow their stories, suffering, and regret to help build a culture of life? The Sea Change Program tells us that there are multiple ways. According to their report, organizations (and all pro-lifers) should:<\/p>\n