A Jamacian woman has testified before members of her country's parliament about her pain and regret over pushing her daughter into an abortion 20 years ago.
Anne Arthur, now a grief counselor, testified during a debate over whether to legalize abortion in Jamaica. LifeSiteNews.com quoted her as saying that she "drove [her] daughter like a lamb to the slaughterhouse, against her will."
Arthur testified that, "I pressed my views on her and convinced her that she would be unable to care for the child while studying and an abortion would be the best thing to do, offering her no other solution or help รข€¦" She said that after the abortion, she knew she had "made the greatest mistake" of her life.
Arthur said her daughter is now married but has had trouble conceiving because of damage from the abortion, which was carried out legally in Germany. Arthur said she no longer supports abortion.
As reported above, many women and teens frequently face pressure, coercion or even force to get them to abort. And families and friends are often deceived into thinking that abortion is the only solution.
Legalization of abortion has made it easier for others to insist that a woman abort rather than giving her authentic support. And while some abortion advocates argue that legalizing abortion in countries like Jamaica will decrease the death rate from illegal and unsafe abortions, a pro-life doctor testified before parliament that illegal abortions make up a small part of the overall maternal death rate. Dr. Doreen Brady West testified that she believes that providing better health care for women during and after pregnancy, not abortion, is the solution.
Further, studies in the U.S. and Finland have found that women who abort face a 3.5 times higher death rate compared to women who give birth, while the suicide rate among women who had abortions was 6 times higher.
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For more research on abortion risks, including coercion and trauma, visit www.theunchoice.com/pblresearch.htm.
This article is courtesy of
The Elliot Institute News
From the Leader in Post-Abortion Research
Vol. 7, No. 22 -- November 26, 2008
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