by Patti Smith – Regional Coordinator for San Diego, CA

The recent Supreme Court decision, Woman’s Whole Health v. Hellerstedt, struck down Texas’ ruling that would have protected women’s health at abortion facilities.

The court agreed with Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers that Texas law would limit access to abortion.  They argue “access” but let’s get real … they just don’t want to lower their profit margins.  Once again the almighty dollar is considered more important than life.  Not only can Planned Parenthood sell baby body parts, but also operate facilities without adhering to the same health codes as outpatient facilities and abortionists won’t have to deal with their “mistakes”.

When will people lift the blindfold and see the truth?  Yes, I am against abortion. I experienced the devastating after-effects.  BUT until Roe v Wade is overturned, there should be laws to protect the health and well-being of women seeking those services – to assure the procedure is safe and that the abortionist has hospital admitting privileges in emergencies.

The pro-choice community should be appalled at the Supreme Court’s decision …. after all, aren’t they the ones claiming to be the protectors of women’s rights?  Hmmmmm.

This is far from over, and I for one will never give up fighting for life…The life of the child and of the mother.

By the way ….

Planned Parenthood’s most popular slogan needs to be changed:

Planned Parenthood: Care, no matter what.  (Unless it is inconvenient or cuts into our profit margin)

For more of Patti’s writings, visit her blog.

by Patti Smith, Regional Coordinator for San Diego, CA

“Why didn’t you say something? I would have married you, or helped in some way.”  I heard those words upon telling a man I was dating I had an abortion … The words and his tears (yes, he actually cried) still haunt me.

 
You see, in my “dark days” I was quite the partier and with one of my unexpected pregnancies, I had a choice of two fathers.  It’s not something I’m proud of, but sometimes the truth can be ugly.  Even uglier is my informing one of them several months after the procedure … A cruel way to get even for him not wanting to see me anymore.

 
The reason I’m sharing this part of my life, ugliness and all, is because the Silent No More Awareness Campaign dedicates the month of June to fathers who have lost children to abortion.  We have to remember, the aborted child is part of them as well.  The child they too wonder about … What would he/she look like?  What would he/she have become?  They also suffer the grief, and if an integral part of the abortion decision, the same guilt and remorse as the mother.

 
Contrary to who I was back then, the man I was dating had a conscience and a heart of gold … someone caught in the middle of my path of destruction.  Although I made amends to God and my children, I never did with him. I don’t know for a fact he struggled with the abortion for the past forty-plus years, but based on what I hear and read from other post-abortive fathers, he more than likely did.

 
If I were to see him today, I would apologize for the pain I intentionally inflicted out of spite and commend him for his willingness to accept responsibility, even though the child might not have been his (if only I had been so willing).  I pray he was able to find peace and healing and that he has a happy, fulfilling life.

 
If you lost a child through abortion, there is hope and healing.

For more of Patti’s writings, visit her blog.