And here in Frank Dwyer's reply we see a prime example about how much the
pro-abortionists really care about women.

And here in Frank Dwyer's reply we see a prime example about how much the
pro-abortionists really care about women.

A think a fitting motto for a
proabortionist yahoo like him would be "Women, you ***** em, we'll screw em".

"Frank Dwyer" <fdwyer@XcitlinkX.net> wrote in message
news:sXL6d.5352$EK4.1513@news01.roc.ny...

papa jack wrote:

Testimony of Ms. Michaelene Jenkins, Executive Director Life Resource
Network's Women's Task Force

Before the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
March 3, 2004

http://www.womendeservebetter.com/press/testimony3-4mj.htm
________________________________________________________________________
[...]

"My experience at the abortion clinic was painful and humiliating.

Why didn't she just leave?

Although the young women awaiting their abortions were anxious and
tearful, the clinic staff was cold and aloof.

Why didn't she just leave?

I met briefly with a "counselor" who characterized my 8-week pregnancy
as a "couple of cells" and the "products of conception."

Was she wrong?

"When the abortion provider entered my procedure room, I began to have
second thoughts and asked her assistant if I could have a few minutes.
The doctor yelled "shut her up" and started the suction machine.

Why didn't she just leave?

It was not an empowering experience. I felt violated and betrayed.

Why didn't she just leave?

"The promised solution -- really the only option pre-
sented to me -- wasn't the end of my nightmare, but only the
beginning. I was completely unprepared for the emotional fallout after
the abortion.

No one's fault but her own.
Why didn't she just leave?

"I soon found myself in a cycle of self-destructive behavior that
included an eating disorder. Desperate for a fresh start, I broke up with
my boyfriend, quit
my job, and moved from Minnesota to Hawaii.

No one's fault but her own.
Why didn't she just leave?

"While living in Hawaii I educated myself about fetal development. I
was shocked to learn that an 8-week embryo is at least a half-inch long
with a head, arms and legs, a beating heart and functioning brain. I sank
even deeper into depression and self-hatred as I realized I had destroyed
my own child. This continued for the next few years until I sought
assistance when suicidal thoughts began to overwhelm me.

No one's fault but her own.
Why didn't she just leave?

"With the help of counselors and supportive friends the time of
self-condemnation and self-punishment came to an end allowing me to enter
into a healthy grieving process. In addition to grieving the loss of my
child, I slowly became aware of the impact my choice had on other members
of my family.

Her problem.

"Although I have repeatedly assured my parents that I never doubted
their support and assistance if I had decided to carry the baby to term,
they continue to believe that somehow they failed me and that they are
partly responsible for the death of their grandchild.

Their problem

When I first told my sister she cried and said she wished she didn't
know about the niece or nephew that is missing.

Her problem.

My oldest son found out quite young and still struggles with the loss
of a sibling and the reality that his mother was the cause of the loss.

His problem.
Why didn't she just leave?

My youngest son who is 8 hasn't been told yet, and it breaks my heart
that he will have to deal with a loss that I inflicted.

Why didn't she just leave?
Why doesn't she just stop talking about it to the kids like it's a life
altering tragedy for them?

"In addition to coping with the fallout the abortion has caused in my
family there are still times that are painful for me. After all, healing
doesn't mean forgetting. Mother's Day is particularly difficult.

Her problem.
Why didn't she just leave?

As motherhood is celebrated I experience great joy in regard to my
living children at the same time aching for the child that I destroyed.

Her problem.

"At one time I thought that my abortion experience was unique, but over
the years I have found that it is not. There is mounting evidence -- both
anecdotal and in published studies-that

some

women

may

suffer emotionally after an abortion. But since abortion is held
hostage to politics and special interest groups there are too few
reliable studies that have been done. Abortion continues to be an
unchecked and unstudied experiment on American women.

Then she should study it.

"It has been nineteen years since my abortion. Although much has
changed in nineteen years, not much has changed for women experiencing an
untimely pregnancy. They still face unsupportive partners and employers
and are often unaware of the community resources available to them. They
undergo abortion not so much out of choice, but out of desperation or as
a last resort.

Their problem.

"Although some women are able to move on from their abortion, many are
left with physical or emotional scars that negatively affect their lives
for years and sometimes decades.

Their problem.

"In all the noise surrounding abortion, women are often forgotten. It
is time to stop the noise and start listening to women who have
experienced abor-
tion. I am grateful that you have taken the time to listen and I urge
you to continue to take steps to understand the impact abortion has on
women."
________________________________________________________________________

Papa Jack comments:
I'm sure there are many women who have abortions with
only a minimum of physical or emotional difficulties.
However, more and more, we're hearing from women like
Michaelene Jenkins who take years to cope with the
damage done.

Not our problem.

I particularly noted her description of the of the spreading ring of
emotional pain felt by her parents,
sister, and surviving children.

She makes it sound like she has a breakdown whenever the topic is brought
up. Of course it affects those around her. If she would just learn to deal
with the reality SHE created for herself, they'd all be much better off.

Like a pebble thrown in a pond, the emotional disturbance spreads out to
others close to the woman involved.

Like sand through the hourglass...

I know that won't
seem important to those who follow the "Me," "Me," "Me," "Me," "Me,"
"Me," philosophy of life

Like you you you?

-- but, I still
believe most of us do care how our actions impact on
our families and friends.

Sure, that's why those that don't want an abortion don't have to get one.
Before the procedure starts, they can just leave. Why didn't she just
leave?

"Women Deserve Better!"

They deserve better than the freedom to make their own decisions?
Yeah, ok.