British reporter goes undercover at abortion clinic, exposes biased “counseling”

Clinic Quotes ^ | May 23, 2014 | Sarah Terzo

[Morgana]

From a British reporter who went undercover at an abortion clinic:

“My first call was to Marie Stopes, a nationwide network of sexual health clinics that provide private and NHS abortions. They claim to allow women “access to comprehensive, impartial, and nonjudgmental information” and all counselors are members of B ACP. On the phone, the operator repeatedly tried to book me in for a medical assessment, the first step to getting an abortion – despite me stressing that I hadn’t yet made up my mind. I felt bulldozed into starting the termination process and had to insist on having counseling. In real life, a worried woman might have gone along with whatever she was told… The counseling session took place the next day in Bloomsbury, central London. It cost 80 pounds for just 30 minutes, but would have been free had I been referred by my GP. It quickly became apparent that my counselor, Temi, was quite happy to influence my decisions… The message seemed very much to be that abortion was the best option. “It goes against our very nature to have an abortion,” she said. “But we do things every day that goes against our very nature.”… The session came to an abrupt end after 29 minutes and I left not knowing the medical or emotional side effects of abortion. I thanked my lucky stars that I wasn’t scared [and] pregnant for real.”

“Abortion Undercover” Daily Mail, August 30, 2011

As we’ve seen, often abortion clinics try to influence women’s decision and encourage her (and sometimes outright coerce her) into having an abortion. Read about how this happens in America.

[lurk]

Counselors on the INSIDE of an abortion clinic. You expect them to be neutral?

[Morgana]

They are not “counselors” they are saleswomen. Most women going to abortion clinics don’t know this.