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the unchoice
it was never about free, fair or fully informed "choice"

 

“You mean you didn't want to have an abortion?"

Her question pierced my heart.  WOW, I thought, she doesn't know. 
Of course I didn't want my abortion.  I had no choice. But how could she know?
Who would expect her to?
- Mary L.

 

  

Coercion is significant and comes from all sides.
Often includes professional negligence and expert deception.
1

Personal coercion can escalate to violence.
Homicide is the leading killer of pregnant women.
2

 

Unwanted abortions. No-win "choices," trauma and heartbreak.  Teens and women pushed under duress.  Others given false information as fact.  By trusted authorities, advisors, physicians ... even pastors.  Still others blackmailed, fired, threatened or killed ... not even counted as a statistic. This is not "choice."

 

"The rhetoric of choice suggests there are a lot of choices, all good and of equal weight ...
it suggests no coercion, direct or indirect." M. Tankard Reist in Giving Sorrow Words

 

Many mothers have been traumatized or injured. Many die of varied causes in the year after abortion.  Still others ultimately commit suicide ... 

 

Stereotypes about "choice"

betray those whose experience was quite different.

 

Experts who ignore coercion and deny post-abortion grief, injury and death add salt to the wounds ... and endanger other mothers, too.

 

"Every time abortion is debated, it sounds 10 times as loud ...
 it hurts 10 times as much."

 

What is the UnChoice?

Unwanted abortions, widespread coercion, forced abortion in America, deceptive
counseling,
clinic abuses, non-support, and the heartbreaking aftermath of abortion.

»  top 10 reasons it's the UnChoice

 

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UNWANTED

  • Unwanted abortions

  • Portraits of coercion

  • Forced abortion in America

  • Top 10 reasons it's the unchoice

UNSAFE

  • Teens and women at risk of coercion

  • Forced abortion in America

  • Discrimination, violence against women

  • Physical risks

  • Psychological risks 

UNFAIR

  • Injustice to all involved

  • Portraits of Coercion

  • Take the UnChoice Quiz

  • Impact on men

  • 12 ways to help

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NEED HELP? YOU ARE NOT ALONE

Resources for pregnant women in need of a hand
Help for women, men and families hurt by abortion

 


 

1. See the special report, Forced Abortion in America
 

2. I.L. Horton and D. Cheng, “Enhanced Surveillance for Pregnancy-Associated Mortality-Maryland, 1993-1998,” JAMA 285(11): 1455-1459 (2001); see also J. Mcfarlane et. al., "Abuse During Pregnancy and Femicide: Urgent Implications for Women's Health," Obstetrics & Gynecology, 100: 27-36 (2002).

 

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