Impacted grieving: This reflects an inability to complete the grieving process.
Self-destructive tendencies such as eating disorders, sexual dysfunction, and substance abuse.
Feelings of isolation.
Feelings of confusion and difficulty concentrating.
Anxiety attacks.
Irritability.
Outbursts of rage or anger.
Aggressive behavior.
Nightmares or sleeping disorders.
Recurrent and intrusive thoughts about the abortion or the aborted child.
Flashbacks to the abortion experience.
Feelings of intense grief or depression on the date of the abortion or the due date of the aborted pregnancy.
Repression or denial about thoughts or feelings dealing with the abortion.
Efforts to avoid activities or situations which remind one of the pregnancy or abortion.
Withdraw or estrangement from others.
Inability to maintain loving or trusting relationships.
A sense of hopelessness or futility about the future.
Diminished interest in previously enjoyed activities.
Suicidal thoughts or acts.
SELECTIVE ABORTION
With the advance of pre-natal testing, it is possible for pregnant mothers to know not only the gender of their unborn child but also many other physical characteristics. For example, a physician could determine if the unborn child has certain medical conditions - diseases, malformations, organ problems, etc. This kind of pre-natal testing can be profoundly helpful in treating some conditions in utero or preparing parents and medical personnel for the birth of a child with potentially major medical challenges.
Unfortunately, in our abortion-on-demand culture, pre-natal testing is also used on behalf of medicalized 'search and destroy' missions in which children with disabilities are identified and killed in the womb by the violence of abortion. So-called 'selective abortion' takes several different forms. In the case of multiple births (twins, triplets, etc.), doctors sometime identify one or several of the 'weaker' children and kill them to 'reduce' the number of children born.
Abortion is also used eugenically to discriminate against and kill pre-born babies who are handicapped. In some places (areas of rural China and India, for example), 'selective abortion' is being used to kill unborn girls who are aborted for reasons of gender discrimination. These are called 'sex selection' abortions.
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ABC's
of Abortion: Great resource! Make copies and give to your friends!