Abortion Unfiltered
Would it Bother Us More if They Used Guns?

Abort73 exists because abortion exists. And because a deep and accurate understanding of abortion does not exist. If you’ll invest a few moments in serious, objective reflection, we’d like to demonstrate why elective abortion is immoral and unjust.

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Abortion Regrets

I was not forced into an abortion. My boyfriend did not threaten to leave me. Actually, he made me promise against it. My parents did not want me to have a baby at 14. My father bombarded me with facts about teen pregnancy. Never once did they tell me the bad things about abortion, and people never do when they want you to get one. I tried to get pregnant—which seems crazy at 14, but I have been struggling with depression for what seems like forever, and I wanted to feel needed. I was for two months. Never in my life was I as happy as I was when I took the pregnancy test. I cried tears of joy and jumped around, and it was magical. But having a baby at 14, I could not financially support myself, so my parents would be helping a lot. What I was forced into was going to the clinic the first time—to learn about abortion and talk to the doctor. I cried the entire way there. I knew this wasn't what I wanted, but it was all happening so fast. My mother had already made the decision for me. I cried for the days in between visits, and I cried when I got there. It was truly traumatizing... Click here to read this story in its entirety.

Age: 16
Location: Missouri
Date Submitted: July 9, 2015