The Fruits of the Radical Feminism

A good mother is attentive, sets boundaries and makes the world safe for her child. But my mother did none of those things.

Although I was on the Pill  -  something I had arranged at 13, visiting the doctor with my best friend  -  I fell pregnant at 14. I organised an abortion myself. Now I shudder at the memory. I was only a little girl. I don't remember my mother being shocked or upset. She tried to be supportive, accompanying me with her boyfriend.

Although I believe that an abortion was the right decision for me then, the aftermath haunted me for decades. It ate away at my self-confidence and, until I had Tenzin, I was terrified that I'd never be able to have a baby because of what I had done to the child I had destroyed. For feminists to say that abortion carries no consequences is simply wrong.

From the Daily Mail.

I think that people often make a mistake when they judge children based on what their parents are like.  The reverse is far more informative.

Comments

[PeterTerp]

To play devil's advocate, the author quoted above suggests that feminists say abortion holds no consequences.
I'm not sure that's an entirely fair generalization.
A radical feminist would probably use this article to ask where those emotional consequences come from. Is the guilt this woman describes a purely natural response to the abortion phenomenon, or is it the influence of big, mean, religious institutions filling her head with silly, illogical ideas like karmic retribution? If it is the latter, then the obvious solution is to find a way to stop pro-lifers from making abortion recipients feel guilty. If it is the former, then we merely need to find a way to psychologize those feelings, and decathect them in a healthy manner.

Of course, the Church's solution to all this is far too obvious and simple to even warrant any kind of consideration in this complex age.