Still Deeply Regret

  Diane
Alabama,  United States
 
 
I had my abortion in my last year of high school.  The relationship with the father was never good, and he wanted the abortion.  I came from a physically abusive relationship with my father, and he beat me a few times to get me to have the abortion.  My mother was not supportive, either.  

My parents drove me to the hospital for the abortion and left me there.  

My current husband knew about the abortion long before we married, and he loved me anyway.  I am a born-again Christian, and God has healed me greatly.  But I still deeply regret the abortion.  I suffered from depression for many years.  I have learned that it is better to obey God's law and not man's.

After my mother died, I had a nightmare of the hospital experience.  To be sure, as the years went on, I think my parents regretted what they had done.  But we never talked about it.

As I said, my husband knows but I am not ready, if ever, to tell anyone. 
   
   
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