In 1970, Jo Woodgate had one of the first legal abortions in Britain.  She thought she would soon get over it, but she hasn’t.

Recently, my niece gave birth to her first baby. It should have been a joyful moment for the entire family, but as I stood looking at her cradling her newborn, I felt tears pricking at my eyes.

All of a sudden, I found myself being transported back in time almost 40 years, to the day that I was admitted to a small cottage hospital in Leicester for a termination.
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I had an abortion believing it was the right thing to do, and I presumed I would move on from the procedure without so much as a backward glance.

But I was wrong in thinking abortion was the easy way out of what, at the time, felt like an intolerable situation.

With hindsight and maturity, I now know that I could have coped, and with each year that has passed I've only felt a growing sense of guilt and regret over my actions.

Time does not heal all wounds, even those inflicted by our own choice.

Ms Woodgate’s article does not say if she goes to church or believes in God, but I hope she knows that Jesus Christ grants forgiveness for all wrongdoings, no matter how heinous, to all who believe and trust in him. 

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