"" A 25-year-old abortion counselor has filmed
herself having a surgical abortion and posted
the video on YouTube, saying she wants it to
help banish stigma surrounding the
procedure.
Emily Letts, who works at the Cherry Hill
Women's Center in New Jersey, explains in an
article for Cosmopolitan.com that ironically,
despite being a sex educator, she hadn't been
using any birth control and 'wound up
pregnant' by mistake last November.
In her three-minute YouTube video she is
seen being wheeled into the operating theater
before being filmed from the waist up as
doctors remove the embryo from her womb.
She remains awake throughout, numbed only
by local anesthetic.
The video has been watched 36,000 times
and has prompted strong reactions from pro-
life campaigners as well as those supporting
Miss Letts' actions.
Because she was only in the first trimester of
pregnancy, Miss Letts says that she could
have swallowed an abortion pill instead of
going in for surgery.
However, she 'wanted to do the one that
women were most afraid of.'
'I wanted to show it wasn’t scary - and that
there is such a thing as a appositive abortion
story. It’s my story,' she continues.
She does not state if she was in a
relationship at the time, merely stating that
the 'guy wasn't involved' in her decision to
terminate her pregnancy. 'I knew I wasn't
ready to take care of a child,' she notes.
During her abortion Miss Letts - dressed in a
hospital gown - practices relaxation
techniques such as deep breathing and
humming.
Miss Letts said after she went public with the
footage and posted it to Facebook women
started sharing their own stories with her.
'I had one women who messaged me saying
she'd had an abortion that week and she was
plagued with guilt.
'Her boyfriend called her a killer, but she said
she was recovering well and appreciated the
video.'
'I feel in awe of the fact that I can make a
baby. I can make a life, I just want to tell my
story'
However, along with the positive remarks
there were also a lot of angry reactions.
'I got... "You deserve to die", "you killed your
baby,"' Miss Letts recalled.
According to the National abortion
Federation 1.3 million abortions are
performed in the U.S. every year, with 20 to
24 year olds accounting for the bulk of
procedures.
Like Miss Letts, most abortions (88 per cent)
are carried out in the first trimester of
pregnancy and fewer than two per cent occur
at 21 weeks or later.
After her abortion Miss Letts was fitted with
an IUD, a small T-shaped device made from
plastic and copper that is placed in the
uterus to prevent pregnancy.
'I feel in awe of the fact that I can make a
baby. I can make a life, I just want to tell my
story,' she concludes.""
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And no, I wont post a link to the video.

Ugh. Look it's her choice sure [doesn't mean I agree], but by posting it PUBLICLY she exposes herself to criticism. I dont agree that "she deserves to die" but I also find it hard to see how watching an abortion helps a women feeling guilty over having one. I'd think it'd trigger them further into depression. But that's my thoughts.

Theres so much irony in that article.....

Hmm so a sex ed teacher got herself knockedup then aborted the baby, wow..

that's what i was thinking

Stupid ass b*tch.

I feel in awe that I have the ability to play piano by ear-now Im gonna go chop all my fingers off.... UGH!:(

An abortion counselor who doesn't f*cking know how to use contraception! Stupid stupid ass b*tch.

Just a thought I was pondering about abortion....but how does the guy get no say in the decision? I understand the whole "its her body" thing... but isnt it his child too? Honest question....

I totally agree with ya. This is my thought exactly