Why So Few Women Shout Their Abortions

Why So Few Women Shout Their Abortions

#shoutyourabortion activists forget that none of the reasons a woman has an abortion are worth celebrating. My daughter is almost two years old and has discovered the joy of shouting in our apartment. Often she is not shouting anything in particular; the act of...
Abortion’s Guilt

Abortion’s Guilt

The following article first appeared in Table Talk. It is reprinted with permission.Tears filled her eyes as she told me her story: an older boyfriend, pressure to have sex, pregnant at fourteen, and an abortion to cover the shame. Even though she’d been raised...