What Does a New 10-Year Study Teach Us About What We Talk About When We Talk About Abortion?
By Diana Greene Foster
June 23, 2020
About 10 years ago, I was at a gathering of mothers whose children went to the same day care as my kids. A new mom had joined the group, and someone pointed at me and said, “That woman studies abortion.” From across the room, I heard her reply, “I don’t know how anyone could kill their baby.” Then, silence. Everyone had heard this comment, but nobody wanted to engage.
When that mom left the gathering, maybe half an hour later, the stories poured out. One woman told us she had had an abortion in high school, and she felt so grateful for it because it allowed her to have two intended pregnancies as an adult.
Continued: https://www.vogue.com/article/new-book-the-turnaway-study