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Pray for all the women who have gone through the destructive force of abortions. Pray for those who have recently contemplated abortion. Pray for post-abortion healing in Christ for men and women.

“to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He might be glorified.”  (Is 61:3)

The negative effects of abortion are universal. Women who had abortions in “ideal circumstances” and those who said support “was lacking” left the experience saying they felt “their decisions were a mistake.” But surprisingly, many of those who have had abortions came closer to God through that mistake.

That is the conclusion from unparalleled research titled “Women Who Suffered Emotionally from Abortion: A Qualitative Synthesis of Their Experiences” and published in the latest edition of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons.

Four researchers worked on the project, Priscilla K. Coleman, Ph.D., Kaitlyn Boswell, B.S., Katrina Etzkorn, B.S. and Rachel Turnwald, B.S.

The survey’s respondents were women who had contacted crisis pregnancy centers for post-abortion care and were asked to describe the most significant positive and negative aspects of their abortion in an online anonymous survey….

Answers to the question, “What are the most significant negatives, if any, that have come from your decision to abort?” were The abortion “took a life” (23.7 percent); Depression (14.4 percent); Guilt/remorse (14 percent); Self-hatred/anger at self/self-loathing/feelings of worthlessness/unworthy of love (12.4%); Shame: 86 (10.9 percent); Addiction, alcohol or drug abuse including alcoholism (9 percent); Regret (9.3 percent); Self-destructive behaviors including promiscuity, self-punishment, and poor choices (7.7 percent);  Low self-esteem (7.6 percent); Anxiety/fear (7.1 percent); Suicidal/suicidal thoughts/wanting to die/self-harm/ dangerous risks/suicidal attempts (6.2 percent)….

No previous studies of this size, using a qualitative methodology based on open-ended responses from women, who have sought post-abortion care from a crisis pregnancy center, have been conducted. Respondents came from every state in the nation except Hawaii. (Excerpt from Bob Ditmer’s article in ChurchLeader.com)

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Ellanor
January 20, 2018

I wonder why Hawaii isn’t included.

Felicia Penner
January 19, 2018

Praise you Lord God, you who can turn anything, to include abortion, to a good. I lift up to you “Silent no More”, the very large group of women, with no claim to any church, that are collectively saying that their past abortion was the worst decision of their lives. I pray for their journey to healing to bring them to you, Lord, for you came to save the brokenhearted. Help them in their ministry to help young women understand the huge cost to them personally an abortion would cause. In Jesus name, Amen

Lynne B. Scherschel
January 19, 2018

The results of this study may be skewed by the mere fact that the total sample was comprised of women who were seeking help in healing at a PRC. This could go two ways. One, those seeking help may be experiencing more difficulties than the general population of abortion survivors, OR they may have more hope and self- or God-consciousness to seek help than the rest of their sisters. Two, many other abortion survivors may be into serious addiction, in jail, or too depressed to seek help, so their responses are not represented here. Either way, statistically, this study isn’t very helpful.

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