[grellis]

No, repenance does not have to be public in order to be complete--that is not what I was trying to say, but I now realize how easily it was read that way. I was speaking of the broader picture--trying to bring abortion to an end. Women who are facing an unplanned pregnancy (even women who one day may be in that situation) have to know how it will change their lives forever. They are not going to get the truth from the pro-death crowd. They need to hear it from the women that have lived through it, that are living through it. For years I remained silent about the unspeakable act that I committed, about the life I so callously disposed of because I was a cowardly young lady. What kept me silent for so long were those screaming words--baby killer, baby killer. I am that. Nothing I can do to change it. But in telling women facing a difficult situation of the horror that I have lived with, maybe I can change a mind, a heart. Maybe I can save the life of an unborn baby. It won't make up for what I have done, but that is not my goal. My goal is to do everything in my power to end abortion.

[annalex]

Since you repented as your faith teaches you, your sin has been blotted away. God bless you for your courage.

The ultimate goal is to prevent abortions from happening, either by individual choice or by pri-life laws. You can only do that if you send the consistent message: abortion is wilful killing of babies.

It is not the condemnation of sin that hurts, but the sin itself.