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Testimonials
Case
Study, "Doris Kalasky" Forced to have sex
with her father, Doris became pregnant. When the pregnancy was discovered, she refused to
have an abortion. Her father, however, found an abortionist who would perform the abortion
without her consent. She alone has had to pay the price.
Before I Had Time to Think, "Nancy Anders" It was May 19, 1973. I was
pregnant from a date rape. I had tried to hide it from my parents but of course they found
out. Then the pressure started. "How are you going to go to college with a
baby?" "How are you going to support it?" "It is only a blob of blood.
It's not a baby yet." Before I had time to think about what I wanted, the
abortion was over.
Two
Senseless Deaths: The Long Road to Recovery, by "Mrs. Julia
Taylor" Mary was the victim of a date rape. When the man found out, he
tried to make her have an abortion. She refused and would have nothing to do with
him. After council, she gave in. Mary didn't last the hour. After 40 minutes
she was in a coma and on full life support. By the time Mary was taken to the ICU,
it was too late to save her.
Trying to Survive, By Judith Evans My childhood was brutal. I
was abandoned by my father when I was two-and-a-half. Then when he reappeared in my life
again at the age of eight, it became worse. I survived incest, starvation, and beatings. I
clung to life. It was the two abortions I had that nearly destroyed me.
Looking For Advice in All the Wrong Places, Case Study,
"Colleen" - age 28. I was 18 and dating a man my parents strongly
disapproved of. I realized I was pregnant when the smells from chemistry class kept
making me sick. A friend convinced me to go her doctor in town. He diagnosed pregnancy
immediately, saying, "Such a shame, another young one." He told me not to worry,
that "it" could be "taken care of." He never once said anything about
keeping the baby, but gave me a card from the local abortuary.
When the Doll Breaks, by Theresa
Karminski Burke One night at a drunken fraternity party, Marita found herself having
sex with her boyfriend. The details were quite foggy. When Marita discovered she was
pregnant, she had an abortion immediately and never told a soul, except her boyfriend and
her roommate. Theresa Karminski gives a professional look into the effects of
abortion through the story of her roommate.
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