Forgiveness is a process, not an event. In the case of forgiveness and abortion I feel there are perhaps three areas of forgiveness. There is forgiveness of yourself, forgiveness of the father of the aborted child and forgiveness by God.

Survivor Guilt is a very insidious thing. It plays like the background music to your life, always a low hum droning on. After having an abortion many women go through the thought process of survivor guilt.

Hypothetical discussions are always challenging. One recent discussion involved the posing of the following question, which I thought was glacially poignant: All things are not equal. 'Glassing' injuries and fatal shark attacks get much more press due to the issue of sensationalism.

Dates are peculiar things. The 22nd of September will always be memorable for me, for instance. Whenever the clock strikes 8pm on that day it's almost like I have a minute's silence for a time when a previous life ended and the new one began.