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Macie
South Carolina,
United States
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By the age of nineteen, I had two opportunities to become a mother and both times abortion won. Making that decision at 17 was not something I felt confident in. With my closest family and friends around me, I still felt alone. Abortion seemed to be the easy road out.
My first abortion experience seems to be a blur. I remember driving to the clinic and leaving the clinic, but I draw a blank when it comes to the hours between. My second experience was complete opposite. I remember every second. I remember the protesters outside and the hurtful words being shouted at me in hope I would turn around and go home. The waiting room was filled with broken women and short conversations to pass time. But what stood out most to me was what the doctor said as I laid on the table. He said to me, "I remember doing your first procedure, what happened to you?"
First came relief, then substance abuse and finally depression. I turned away from anyone and everything that may have brought happiness. The only thing I wanted to do was escape from reality and my past.
It took me five years to break down and realize I couldn't do it by myself. I found loving support through the pregnancy center. They showed me God's unconditional love and forgiveness. And that God is the only going to use my brokenness to heal other women and that's why I am silent no more!
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