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Moving Forward After Abortion is an incredibly helpful and much needed resource by biblical counselor Camille Cates. I came across this book via Facebook and my experience with miscarriage compelled me to purchase it. Prior to my miscarriage, I was unaware of what it actually entailed. I thought miscarriage happened all at once and didn’t realize it was a process until I endured weeks of my body attempting to heal and my menstrual cycle attempted to reset itself.
During this time, I consumed Christian miscarriage resources. I quickly learned that miscarriage pain is often amplified because, in many ways, the world equates it with abortion. This was my experience in my pregnancy after loss when a nurse asked me how many living children I had and apathetically asked if abortion had been the cause of my baby’s death.
I learned that many women who have miscarriages have to take the same pills used for abortions if they don’t go into labor on their own. Some also have to endure the tragic, traumatic procedure known as a D&C which is common in abortions. When I experienced the trauma and heartbreak of my miscarriage and heard from other women who’ve experienced having to take the pills and/or a D&C, I realized that post abortion trauma must exist. I also realized that it probably isn’t talked about as much as it should be and if it were, I believe many would be hesitant to consider abortion. Read my full review here.
