Half of all abortions are medication, rather than surgical abortions, according to research by the nonprofit group Support After Abortion.
- The suffering of abortion goes “beyond the physical suffering”
- Many women experience “grief, regret, shame, [and] remorse” after having an abortion
- Their mission is to bring healing to men and women who have suffered from abortion for the real purpose of ending the demand for abortion.
Over 50% of abortions today are done with a series of pills
- it's a growing abortion that is done by an individual in the privacy of their home and it is growing in its comparison to surgical abortion.
- It could be as high as 70% by the end of this year or early next year if the trend continues.
Marrone: Just like the first one, we wanted to be able to size it to understand, who are these people demographically, what are they experiencing, and how do we reach these people? What are they inclined to hear?
- To understand the magnitude of the endeavor, we want to look at it from a marketing perspective.
What can we do to get to the most amount of people with the most appropriate thing?
- What program or process do we have that they will listen to, want to embrace, and want to learn from? Why do they want our help, and why do they need our help at all?
About how many women did they-all survey for this study?
- There were over 4,000 that were part of the study and we talked to over 100 that actually had the abortion in this particular fashion.
- Over 60% of the women sought help. Mostly they went to their friends or acquaintances. Only 18% knew where to go and not all of them were necessarily abortion help locations.
What Surprised Me
- Most of the programs that are out there-there are 200 different types of abortion healing programs-are faith-based and not what these women wanted
- Both men and women said it was their decision alone
- Anonymity is important to both women and men in a healing process
What happens during a medication abortion?
- A woman is given a series of pills.
- The one is mifepristone which blocks the body's progesterone, which is the hormone that is necessary to continue a pregnancy
- From there, between 24 and 48 hours later, there's going to be cramping and bleeding to empty the uterus
- Then that's necessary for additional pills that will basically create the abortion
- In many cases, the woman will actually see what this baby, the fetus, whatever you want to call it, is being eliminated
What were some of the takeaways from the study?
- The physical and emotional impacts of abortion go far beyond just the individual involved in the decision or having the abortion.
- There are also the emotional, psychological, and spiritual impacts that can come from making a decision like this
- For anyone who has had an abortion, can they call upon the resources and the folks at Support After Abortion for help?
Janine Marrone, the founder of Support After Abortion, discusses the dangers of late-term abortions.
- Janine, thank you so much for giving me this opportunity to speak about this important topic.
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