This is a very 'interesting' e-mail that we just got in from one of our members. I am amazed these days at how many young women have been coming up to me and telling me of disturbing experiences they have had that are similar to this. Very recently I had a young woman share with me that when she found out she was pregnant, she was in her doctor's office and he presented to her the 'choice' of abortion. She told him that she did not want to go that route. He proceeded to agressively council her to abort her pregnancy. She again explained that she wanted to keep the baby. After this he referred her to a psychiatrist who proceeded to 'pressure her' to have an abortion. I was amazed. This girl is level headed and has her head screwed on right. Her testimony (and a few others like it that have been shared with me since) give pretty strong evidence that the pro-choice stance is not always one that is encouraging our young women to make their own choices....wow.

Here is the e-mail we just got....

"I wanted to share something with you about my experience surrounding the abortion I had. I am not going to explain too much.. just what is in my heart as relevant to share with you.

When I was in the pre-op room I know that I heard the still small voice of my conscience. I also know that something was trying to speak to me during the time I found out that I was pregnant and the day I went to the hospital. I had a gut feeling I should not go through with it. Anyway, when I tried to tell my "friend" that I wanted to change my mind she did the opposite than support me. She went to get the nurse and they gave me something to sedate me. ( Ahh.. I hate this part of it the most - please forgive me). I tried to tell the nurse but I wasn't strong enough to stand up to both of them. I took the drugs and was so whacked out by the time of the abortion that I could not even think straight, never mind resist even though I did not want to do it.

I want people to know what I went through so they know how to pray and to find strength and ecouragment not to do it.

I am very sorry that I had the abortion and that I did not stand up to them when they drugged me up." Cindy (Grimsby, Ontario)