Anti-Choice women who get abortions

"The Only Moral Abortion is My Abortion" : When the Anti-Choice Choose. (The article on the other side of this link was written by Joyce Arthur )


Fascinating, if sometimes disturbing read on the varied attitudes of "pro-life" women who get abortions, as told by their service providers. They range from shame, privilege, denial, antagonism (before, during and after the procedure), and vindictiveness to gratitude, respect and ideological shift to support of choice.

Some are blatant hypocrites, others are obviously mentally ill, some are racist, some feel a sense of privilege that borders on pathological.

As for the service providers, some have refused abortions because of obvious confliction, others refuse to provide assistance to women who call them murderers. Women who shift ideologies tell their own stories often relate their surprise at the non-judgemental attitudes of their service providers.

One story I found particularly disturbing follows:

A few behave in a very hostile manner, such as calling clinic staff "murderers." Years ago, a clinic counselor in British Columbia told me that one of her patients went into the procedure room apparently fine with her decision to have an abortion. During the abortion, at a stage when it was too late to stop the procedure, the woman started screaming "You murderers!" and other invectives at everyone in the room.

When reality meets ideology head-on, there you will find some very telling behavior. I'd recommend reading this regardless of your own stance on abortion.