Articles by Sarah Terzo
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1.3KHuman InterestOstracized by those she trusted, she believed abortion was her only option
In her 2021 memoir, Robin S. Hengel wrote about suffering post-abortion trauma for 17 years before she found healing. Religious Judgement and...
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1.7KIssuesCoerced into abortion, she called it the ‘biggest mistake’ of her life
British author Penelope Anne Watson wrote about her 44-year-long struggle with emotional trauma and mental illness after her abortion, which she calls...
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1.2KIssuesHer abusive fiancé ordered her to have an abortion she never wanted
In her memoir, Ada Love wrote about the painful aftermath of an abortion she had in 1981 at age 20. Pregnant by an Abusive Man...
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2.4KAnalysisOB/GYN with history of malpractice angers Twitter users by equating miscarriage to abortion
OB/GYN Kristin Lyerly tweeted a claim that miscarriage is the same as abortion. She says doctors who use the word “miscarriage” instead...
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1.1KIssuesSharon buried her abortion grief for 25 years before she finally found peace
In her 2020 memoir, author Sharon McFee wrote about an abortion she had at 18. She calls her abortion “the greatest mistake...
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1.5KHuman RightsAngela’s abortion haunted her for years until she found healing through a Bible study
In her 2021 memoir, Angela Lawrence wrote about the painful emotional aftermath of her abortion. Pregnant at 16, others convinced Lawrence that...
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1.7KHuman InterestCoerced by multiple parties to abort her child, Mary ‘felt worthless’ until years later
In her memoir, “I Was Once Ashamed but I Am Now Forgiven: From Abortion to Healing,” a woman named Mary Sullivan wrote about...
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1.4KHuman InterestAn abortion sent Melanie into depression: ‘All I could do was cry’
In her 2021 memoir, Melanie D. Lee wrote about the abortion she had as a teen, and the aftermath she faced. Rejecting...
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1.3KHuman InterestAn abortion at age 15 left Teresa with ‘a wounded and tormented soul’
In her 2021 memoir, Teresa Leet shares her experiences in both having an abortion and placing her baby for adoption. While the abortion...
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1.6KHuman InterestMan grieves over abortion of his baby nearly 25 years ago: ‘We bought the lies’
In his 2020 memoir, post-abortive father G Spencer Schirs, Jr. writes about his grief over the abortion of his baby over 24...
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1.2KHuman InterestShe suppressed the truth of her abortions for years, but eventually grief overwhelmed her
In her memoir, post-abortive author Sandra L. Linley discusses her two abortions and the emotional trauma they caused her. Linley was raised...
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1.4KHuman InterestAbortion caused Carolyn extreme sadness and shame: ‘I felt some days I was going mad’
In her 2022 memoir, British author Carolyn Parker, who became pregnant in the late 1970s, tells her abortion story. Parker became pregnant...
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2.5KIssuesWoman chooses abortion believing baby is a boy, but abortionist withholds the truth
In her memoir, abortionist Christine Henneberg wrote about a woman who had an abortion because she believed she was carrying a boy...
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1.7KHuman InterestWoman says forgiving her rapist was easier than forgiving herself for an abortion
Author and speaker Kristan Gray wrote about the trauma she experienced after having an abortion as a teenager. Although she’s experienced healing,...
