I am on the mailing list of Life Issues Institute. This past week, I received a breaking news email from them that shocked and did not shock me all at the same time. After all, we are living in an age of online, 24-hour instantaneous news and personal blogs, etc.
The Life Issues Institute news told of a young woman, Angie Jackson, who was undergoing an abortion procedure using the chemical drug RU 486. She posted regular updates of her procedure on Twitter and YouTube. She claimed to be doing the live updates to demystify abortion and show everyone how “It’s not that bad”. In her YouTube video she keeps saying over and over again how “It’s not that bad.” Is she trying to not only convince her audience but also convince herself?
Life Issues stated in their breaking news email:
“But over the next few days, Angie’s updates increasingly detailed bleeding, dizziness and severe pain, along with an admission that she quickly exhausted her first supply of painkillers. Though the Florida woman said she pursued abortion because of health risks, the irony is the abortion itself could have killed her and will likely leave long-term side effects. RU 486 is far from safe. At least 12 women died after taking the human pesticide, and more than 600 adverse effects have been reported to the FDA, including heart attacks, hemorrhaging, and surgery to repair damage.”
So, is abortion really “not that bad”? By today’s wordly standards I guess that all depends on anyone’s individual and biased viewpoint and whatever suits our human preservation instincts, huh? What a bunch of dung that is!
Let’s first take a look at the health aspects in an abortion. It IS very possible to face any number of physical health complications from ANY abortion procedure. Don’t let any doctor or Angie Jackson deceivingly tell you otherwise. Abortion can be a “bad” thing, as Angie discovered in the days that followed her dose of RU 486. The physical health complications can range from minor bleeding and cramping, to more severe bleeding and life threatening blood loss, to being made sterile for life, and even the possibility of death.
But even if people are “convinced” that physical complications are so rare that it is worth the risk of going ahead with an abortion, rather than to carry a baby to term, there are also the emotional and mental complications to seriously consider. These complications have a much greater certainty of affecting a woman, and they will do so for the rest of her life. Oh, they may not be evident at first or even for many years, but they are there. These mental and emotional complications are often sneaky and do quite the silent work in our lives—more often than not, women are totally unaware of the effects and their relationship to the abortion(s) in her past.
If you have any doubts about the painful after-effects of abortion on women, read my story on this blog or search the rest of the internet for the stories of countless others living with the pain of their past abortion(s). Your heart will ache with them, and maybe you’ll find yourself crying with them too.
I forgive myself for my terrible mistake and know that I am also completely forgiven by God. But there is nothing that can ever take away the pain of always feeling the loss of my child, my dear Grace Noel, and the loss of her life that never had a chance in this world. It is an aching loss I wish upon no one.
If you are pregnant and considering abortion, please, please re-think your decision. Go to a local pregnancy center (NOT a Planned Parenthood) that will help you and connect you with helpful resources for carrying to term and beyond. Search some of the links I have listed on this blog. Inform yourself about the truth of abortion and the procedures. There are way better choices available to you. Do you need to talk to someone and share your heart? E-mail me.
