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Can God forgive a woman who has had an abortion?

Yes!

We hear enough about how abortions are wrong (and don’t misunderstand me, abortion is murder). But what about those who already had one? Here are excerpts from two webpages I found this morning that talk more on the forgiveness only Christ can offer to those who want it.

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CAN I BE FORGIVEN FOR HAVING AN ABORTION?

By Ron & Cindy Sutton

Some wounds cut so deep that only one thing can begin the healing process: receiving forgiveness. Countless women cry out, “I didn’t believe what they told me at the clinic. I knew better. I knew it was a baby-not lifeless tissue-in my womb, but I went through with it anyway. Even if God can forgive me, how will I ever forgive myself?”

Many others try to bury the pain: but they can’t. The wound cuts too deeply–to the very core of a woman’s being. Living in denial never helps; it may temporarily dull the pain but it can’t take it away. Pretending not to know, denying what you do know, will ultimately only intensify the emotional trauma. The pain must be honestly acknowledged, brought to the surface, and released in order for the wound to be healed.

Abortion is contrary to all that is sacred to womanhood and true femininity. There is nothing this side of heaven that compares to the wonder of conception, the development of life in the sanctuary of the womb, and the miracle of birth. It is a woman’s nature to give life. Abortion violates her most intimate instincts. (Please read the rest)

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God and abortion and forgiveness – Is forgiveness possible?

For many years, I thought, “God will never forgive me for the abortions.”

When I was younger, I had three pregnancies terminated. Even though I wasn’t very familiar with God at the time, I remember lying on the table, looking up, and asking God to forgive me. I didn’t understand what I was doing. For some reason, I felt that abortion was wrong, but I also felt like I had no choice. For a number of years afterwards, I went through many emotional problems and had overwhelming thoughts of suicide. My days were dark, even though I thought that I had put the abortions behind me.

I was supposed to be free, but I wasn’t!

I was stuck in my lonely world and no one knew of what I had done except one ex-boyfriend and my mother, who only knew of one of the abortions.

How could I tell anyone about this?

I felt like God couldn’t forgive me, let alone love me.

There came a point in my life…(Please read the rest)