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Tamah
Tennessee,
United States
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Due to weather or travel problems, many of the people who planned on sharing their testimony at the March for Life in Washington DC in January 2016 were unable to attend. The testimony below is what they had planned on sharing at the event.
I was 16 and became pregnant. I was told it was “My Choice”—this was the first grandchild, and I had to live with the decision. At three months along, I was told during the night that I would not be having my baby and that an abortion was scheduled for 9:00 am the next morning. All was taken care of! I could not bring shame to my family. It was the best thing! I begged to be sent to a home or to give my baby up for adoption. I was told to contact no one. It was only hours that I had left to hold on to the life growing inside me.
I had no idea that I would be such a part of the decision of Roe v Wade while learning in History class of the decision our country made and what really happens from an abortion.
No one spoke to me at the clinic. There were three nurses and a doctor. No sedation or anesthesia for pain. Two nurses held me down. Horrified over what was happening to me and my baby, I began to cry out. A nurse placed a washcloth in my mouth, telling me to bite down on it. My screams were stifled. There were so many women in recliners crying and in pain. Now, the problem was solved, and I was told and we would never speak of it again.
My spirit broken, I was numb. I just blocked out the abortion. The bizarre night behavior started. I developed an eating disorder, had unhealthy relationships, and was promiscuous. Even after taking leaves from work to be hospitalized three times and five outpatient programs, I never once told anyone that I had an abortion.
I began counseling at my church. I attended a retreat for healing that gave me strength to face my wounds, shame, and suffering and taught me the love of God and His forgiveness.
After 40 years, I have no guilt or shame. I do not fear the dark and am surrounded by a great light from God. I am whole again. I share these wounds with other’s so they know that there is healing after abortion I walk in the Light! And this is why, I am Silent No More!
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