A Chance Encounter of the Post-Abortive Kind?

We crossed paths near a Philadelphia writers' forum on Sunday.

My new acquaintance and I chatted about many things, among them our families. I mentioned the subject of much of my writing, abortion. One thing led to another and the young lady told me of her past abortion and surprised herself by bursting into tears.

So we continued to talk about what had been her secret.

Because this good-hearted woman trusted me with her fragility, I'll say nothing more of her sad and tragic abortion story.

Thanks to other courageous post-abortive women and research, I was able to offer insights into post-abortion problems so that the woman might determine if her abortion was causing her problems.

I also followed up our converstion with an email linking her to websites that might be helpful to anyone who might be struggling with post-abortion grief. Those sites included: Abortion Changes You (new and well worth a look), a 7:33 minute YouTube video of Dr. Alveda King's testimony outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Building at this year's March for Life, Silent No More Awareness, The Elliott Institute (AfterAbortion.org) and Rachel's Vineyard.

May this dear post-abortive woman find her way, I hope, I pray.