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ABORTION RITES - Jesus is Savior

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high school. My boyfriend was getting ready to move away to go tocollege. I secretly w<strong>is</strong>hed he wanted our baby. He didn’t and I felt Iwould lose him if I stayed pregnant.The counseling I received cons<strong>is</strong>ted of what types of birthcontrol were available after I had the abortion. I was told I would be incontrol of my body after I got over th<strong>is</strong> little “inconvenience.” I wasn’ttold of fetal development or given any information on the r<strong>is</strong>ks involved.At the very beginning of the procedure, I changed my mind and tried toleave. I was literally held down unto the table and soothed back intosubm<strong>is</strong>sion. I bled heavily at home after the abortion. There was nofollow­up v<strong>is</strong>it.Three months after my abortion while writing a report on thefirst anniversary of Roe vs. Wade for my social studies class, I d<strong>is</strong>coveredthe truth about fetal development. My twelve­week fetus was humanand was my child. I ran from the trauma that I had been coerced andpressured into having an unwanted abortion. My life began to turn even181

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