On February 8, 2003, I aborted my 8-week old son. My boyfriend told me that it would actually strengthen our relationship; that we would grow stronger from the experience. He also told me he wasn’t ready for a child, and that it would ruin his career. I granted his wish. Two days after the abortion, I ended up in counseling. One month later, my boyfriend left me. My counselor suggested I talk to someone who had been through the same experience, and she found WPC on the internet. I quickly set my first appointment, and my life has never been the same.

The WPC helped me turn my life around. I was able to access one-on-one counseling from someone who understood my pain; someone who had been there before. I joined a post-abortion group with seven other women who had also been there before. I learned how to forgive myself, but most of all, how to ask God’s forgiveness, and ACCEPT His forgiveness.

-Laura, Los Angeles, CA