From Ramah International's Website:
"Post-Abortion syndrome is a form of post-traumatic stress disorder. The process of making an abortion choice, experiencing the procedure and living with the grief, pain and regret is certainly, at it's very core, traumatic. As with any trauma, individuals often try to "forget" the ordeal and deny or ignore any pain that may result. Many simply don't relate their distress to the abortion experience. At some point, however, memories resurface and the truth of this loss can no longer be denied. During these moments, the pain of post-abortion syndrome reveals itself in the hearts of millions of lives.
The symptoms of post-abortion syndrome will not necessarily appear at the same time, nor is any woman likely to experience the entire list. Some may occur immediately after an abortion and others much later. If you can identify with more than two of these symptoms, it could be that you are experiencing post-abortion syndrome."
For a complete list of symptoms please visit: http://www.ramahinternational.org/post-abortion-syndrome.html
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Project Rachel is the name of the Catholic Church's healing ministry to those who have been involved in abortion. It is open to men and women of any religious affiliation, age, or connection to abortion.
From Project Rachel's Website:
"The ministry of Project Rachel came about because of the stories women told about the hurt they experienced after their abortion. The pain-filled stories of the days, weeks, months and even years after an abortion continue to be expressed by men and women in our offices and in others like it across the country, indeed the world."
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Toll-Free number 877 HOPE 4 ME (877 467 3463)
From Rachel's Vineyard's Website:
"Rachel's Vineyard is a safe place to renew, rebuild and redeem hearts broken by abortion. Weekend retreats offer you a supportive, confidential and non-judgmental environment where women and men can express, release and reconcile painful post-abortive emotions to begin the process of restoration, renewal and healing."
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NOPARH
(National Organization of Post-Abortion Reconciliation and Healing)
1-800-5WE-CARE
This organization is ecumenical and non-denominational. Their referral line enables them to help people looking for support to find it in their own communities.
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The Pelican Project
Provides Legal Services for those experiencing complications from abortion.
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