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\"\"A pro-choice organization has launched a campaign that attempts to \u201cnormalize\u201d abortion. When looking at their abortion testimonies, however, the website ignores much of the true normal.<\/p>\n

My Abortion, My Life<\/a><\/span> is a new, Cleveland-based ad campaign wanting people to speak out about their abortions.\u00a0 In their own words:<\/p>\n

\u201cMy Abortion, My Life is a public awareness campaign to end the silence and shame surrounding abortion. Our goal is to promote a new dialogue, one that shifts the conversation from the rhetorical to the experiential, from the language of politics to the language of real women and men. Only through sharing our truths about abortion can we truly support women\u2019s full range of reproductive options.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Though I fully disagree with the ideology fueling this campaign (the campaign is headed by a 2nd-trimester abortion clinic), we have one thing in common: a desire to share the stories of those affected by abortion.\u00a0 When one looks at the stories on My Abortion, My Life\u2019s website, however, they only show a small portion of the picture.<\/p>\n

This week I was able to talk with a high school student who had an abortion at age 16.\u00a0 She was struggling with regret during the day and haunted by abortion-related nightmares at night.\u00a0 Though this girl is now seeking counseling to help cope with her past, her symptoms were nothing unique.\u00a0 In fact, the Elliot Institute reports<\/a> that women who abort have a 65% higher risk of clinical depression and are 6 to 7 times more likely to commit suicide than delivering women.<\/p>\n

Despite these troubling statistics, story after story on My Abortion, My Life highlights lives with \u201cNo regrets!\u201d, but no stories are shared by the women who regret their abortions.\u00a0 If My Abortion, My Life really wishes to share the true stories of abortion, why are they ignoring the large percentage of women who live in pain at the loss of their child?<\/p>\n

My Abortion, My Life isn\u2019t the only group ignoring the deep pain that can be caused by abortion.\u00a0 Though abortion-giant Planned Parenthood admits \u201csome\u201d women feel regret for a little while, their abortion information webpage states<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cUltimately, most women feel relief after an abortion.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Why are organizations that claim to support women brushing aside the devastating impacts of abortion? \u201cRelief\u201d doesn\u2019t usually result in depression — or, for that matter, spending one\u2019s day reading stories of lives liberated by abortion.<\/p>\n

With that said, women who regret their abortions aren\u2019t the only people overlooked by My Abortion, My Life. Even if every abortion resulted in these ideal, regret-free situations, a key group would not have been covered. If one truly wishes to move \u201c from the rhetorical to the experiential, from the language of politics to the language of real women and men,\u201d the stories of those people most directly affected by abortion must also be told: the aborted.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, there can never be a My [Mom\u2019s] Abortion [Ended] My Life complementary website, voicing the stories of the thousands whose lives are literally destroyed by abortion.\u00a0The experience that makes a person most eligible to speak about the impact of abortion is the very experience that snuffs out that person\u2019s ability to ever discuss it. Aborted children are never given a chance to speak about how their <\/em>lives are affected by abortion.<\/p>\n

The fact of the matter is, abortion is already far too normal. Still, My Abortion, My Life, by ignoring two major groups — women who regret their abortion, and the aborted — masquerades a rather abnormal result as though it were the norm.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to hear the whole <\/em>story about those affected by abortion, here are some helpful links:<\/p>\n

Silent No More Awareness Campaign<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Abort 73 Abortion Testimonies<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Rachel\u2019s Vineyard Abortion Impact Stories<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s The Blood Abortion Footage (Warning: Graphic Content)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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