By Sarah Terzo
Marvin E. Eastland, a practicing OB/GYN at the time, commented on a program which discussed the trauma suffered by women having abortions:
“I am an obstetrician and gynecologist and have had many dealings with this very situation in my practice.… I have had patients who had abortions before coming to see me. These people are the most miserable. My heart goes out to the woman who is suffering so much from the decision she has made years before. Many are seeing me because they are now infertile.
The guilt expressed is tremendous… They grieve when, if they do conceive and then hear the baby’s heartbeat with the ultrasonic instruments, they realize that the abortion they had previously was likewise a tiny baby with a heartbeat. The trauma they experienced is overwhelming. The act of the abortion is not just the removal of pregnancy tissue from the uterus. There is more, much more, to the procedure than the pro-abortion counselors ever tell the person who is trying to make a decision. Once done, the damage is very difficult to live with.”
Letter on Abortion, received by “Focus on the Family.”
Editor’s note. This appeared at Clinic Quotes and is reposted with permission. Sarah Terzo is offering a short, free pro-life eBook that exposes the pro-choice movement. Click here to get it.