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ABORTION RITES - Jesus is Savior

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abortion supporters have finally come to recognize women do sufferemotional and spiritual ramifications after an abortion. They havealso concluded that to safeguard the availability of abortion­ondemand,abortion must be seen as a conscientious, if not spiritual,act.Whereas in the past abortion was compared to having atooth pulled or a wart removed, abortion clinics are nowacknowledging profound after­effects. Abortion counselors admit“abortion <strong>is</strong> not a simple physical process that <strong>is</strong> over and done withwhen the machine <strong>is</strong> turned off.” 6 A workbook employed by clinicscategorized abortion as “a major loss” which “deserves its own griefprocess.” 7 Finally admitting the obvious, they are still unwilling to18Tami Slayton Glenn and Jeannine O’Brien Medvin, “Some Thoughtsand Feelings on Abortion (or You’ve Come Along Way, Baby),”appendix to Hygieia: A Woman’s Herbal, by Jeannine Parvati ( AFreestone Collective Book, 1978), 201.19Peg Johnston, ed., Pregnant? Need Help? Pregnancy OptionsWorkbook (Vestal, NY: Southern Tier Women’s Services, 1998),http://www.ferre.org/workbook/, also available in print.191

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