3 new links on the loss of pre-born babies
Shortly after I started this blog a couple of months ago, I was surfing the Net, in search of materials I could put here. I wanted to get hold of inspiring photos, too -- specifically photos of babies (infants, toddlers as well as pre-born babies, to provide a graphic guide of fetal development during pregnancy).
Hence, I word-searched "fetus."
Was I shocked. What I got were mostly images of aborted fetuses, and they weren't cartoons or in black and white. If they had been confined inside specific sites, I would have been forewarned of the sites' contents and thus could have been given the choice whether or not to lay eyes on the photos. Some of the images I viewed, however, were simply on google's (or was it yahoo's?) fetus-results-page, flashed before my eyes.
That's not the kind of material I intend to put on this blog. I am aware, however, that women undergo abortions. I am aware, too, that a woman who's had an abortion deserves the same compassion and respect accorded any other human being, regardless of the circumstances surrounding what she went through.
What I'm not aware of, though, is the deep damage that the loss of an unborn baby causes on the mother -- emotional, physical and spiritual damage. A spontaneous abortion (more commonly referred to as "miscarriage") may cause much anguish on the baby's mother as well as father; a procured abortion, despite its being a deliberate choice in the case of many women, likewise carries with it pain and regret that may go unheard or unprocessed.
Thus, I'm posting three new links that I've scanned -- links to sites that may shed more light on post abortion matters, in the context of healing and recovery.
Hence, I word-searched "fetus."
Was I shocked. What I got were mostly images of aborted fetuses, and they weren't cartoons or in black and white. If they had been confined inside specific sites, I would have been forewarned of the sites' contents and thus could have been given the choice whether or not to lay eyes on the photos. Some of the images I viewed, however, were simply on google's (or was it yahoo's?) fetus-results-page, flashed before my eyes.
That's not the kind of material I intend to put on this blog. I am aware, however, that women undergo abortions. I am aware, too, that a woman who's had an abortion deserves the same compassion and respect accorded any other human being, regardless of the circumstances surrounding what she went through.
What I'm not aware of, though, is the deep damage that the loss of an unborn baby causes on the mother -- emotional, physical and spiritual damage. A spontaneous abortion (more commonly referred to as "miscarriage") may cause much anguish on the baby's mother as well as father; a procured abortion, despite its being a deliberate choice in the case of many women, likewise carries with it pain and regret that may go unheard or unprocessed.
Thus, I'm posting three new links that I've scanned -- links to sites that may shed more light on post abortion matters, in the context of healing and recovery.
Silent No More is the website of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, founded by two women -- Georgette Forney and Janet Morana -- who use their work in abortion recovery and personal abortion experience to let the public hear from the many women who regret their abortion. Through the campaign, they work to inform the public of the devastation that abortion brings to women, men and their families, and to reach out to women and let them know that help is available.