An essay by my friend Theresa

Theresa Bonopartis is the Director of Lumina, a service for post-abortive women. Besides counseling women, she conducts workshops for clergy and counselors who are serving women who've had abortions.

Here she addresses an interesting issue; how pro-choice/pro-abortion advocates often blame religion for instilling guilt over having an abortion. It's a short essay; hit the link to read in it's entirety.

Commentary: I Will Not Apologize for My Post-Abortive Faith: NCRegister

Oftentimes, we post-abortive people of faith feel we have to apologize for our faith. I, for one, refuse to apologize for the role my faith has played in my life — whether it comes to healing after abortion or any other issue. My faith is not a problem that instills guilt in me. It is a gift that brings me life.

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