"It's a cautionary tale, dear heart. Any procedure that carries such far-reaching and devastating consequences should, at the very least carry a warning from the person about to do the procedure. Had my doctor said, this may result in a hell of a lot of physical pain, emotional depression, as well as a complete emergency hystectomy for you, I might have thought twice. Forewarned is forearmed. The more information, the better the decision. Only by the grace of God did I come to terms with the grief that followed."

Sad and unfortunate as your experience was, you have to admit that it isn't the norm. I mean, you must know that very few abortions result in an emergency hysterectomy or have such "far-reaching and devastating consequences". Every possible medical procedure a person has (including giving birth, which is more dangerous than an abortion) could result in pain, complications, and death. That's why you sign a consent form. So I'm not sure what it is you want - to lie to women about abortions and scare them into not having them? To tell every woman about to have an abortion your horrible story? Many of them will still want the procedure but they will be more terrified about it. It almost seems like that's what people want - the woman should be afraid - and ashamed, of course.

And, isn't all of your grief because you had to have the hysterectomy? Wouldn't your attitude be different if you had had a run-of-the-mill abortion and had just gone on about your life like most women?

My abortion story happens to be the opposite of yours. Any physical pain, emotional depression, and grief that I felt came from being pregnant when I didn't mean or want to be. Now, that doesn't make me think that I can make the decision for someone else or that I know better. My experience is MY experience. I can't use it to control and limit others.