A lot of us suffer from remorse and guilt. My girlfriend and I had an abortion in 1975, when it was first legalized, and we were stupid enough and gullible enough to be fooled by those who seemed older and wiser. The experience has left a scar on my soul that will always be there. I see the ghost of that child whenever I look at my son today, who is now nine years old. It’s an awful feeling of despair knowing that my son should not be an only child.
I haven’t seen that young woman in 32 years, either, and I’m sure that she feels the same way. And I’m sure there’s a lot of men and women out there who feel that remorse in their souls, too.
I hope you share your grief with a post abortive counselor.
Check out Rachel’s Vineyard.
I’ve had a similar experience.
My love child would’ve been going on 25. I trust that my repentance was genuine and I have been forgiven.
Thank you for telling us that. I’ll keep you in my prayers. Freepmail me if you’d like to share a specific concern.
And though what you did was wrong, forgiveness is available.
Your post brought tears to my eyes. That must be a terrible burden. I’m so sorry.
I've always believed that many "pro-abortion activists" are covering up their own guilt. I was in an argument with one woman about it, and pretty callously said that the only argument for abortion was that someone who would kill their child shouldn't be raising one.
She burst into tears and started shouting, "Don't! Don't! You don't know. You can't know." It was so obvious she had had an abortion and even while advocating it was fighting the guilt.
God's mercy on all of us.
I should also add that I never did what you did, but only because I was never in that situation. The reason I wasn’t was not because of morality, but because she just didn’t get pregnant. There were a couple of times I thought I was in that situation. I know who I was, and I would have let people talk me into the same thing you did. Thanks for sharing your story.