Emotional Wound: HAVING AN ABORTION

HAVING AN ABORTION

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The choice to have an abortion is never an easy one. Often this choice is the result of failed contraceptives, the discovery that the fetus has birth defects, a pregnancy that is the product of rape or incest, an inability to care and support a child, if the pregnancy is unwanted, and when the mother, child, or both risk mortal danger if the pregnancy continues.

This wound can impact both sexes, but because it is the female's body and she often has ingrained maternal feelings regarding childbearing, this trauma typically digs deeper into women than men. How a character deals with this event will depend on the circumstances, level of support, whether one was coerced into getting an abortion, one's personal and spiritual beliefs, if violence or abuse was involved, and whether there was a legitimate threat to the mother or baby's life.

HAVING AN ABORTION

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WOUND CATEGORY:

BASIC NEEDS OFTEN COMPROMISED BY THIS WOUND:

LIES THAT MAY DEVELOP FOR CHARACTERS WITH THIS WOUND:

THE CHARACTER MAY FEAR:

POSSIBLE RESPONSES AND RESULTS:

POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES THAT MAY RESULT:

NEGATIVE TRAITS THAT MAY RESULT:

TRIGGERS THAT MIGHT AGGRAVATE THIS WOUND:

STEPS TOWARD HEALING:

OPPORTUNITIES TO FACE OR OVERCOME THIS WOUND: