Secrets can be devastating to a marriage, since they keep a person from giving and receiving unconditional love. If the abortion takes place within the marriage, it can be a breeding ground for anger and resentment between the spouses. They are more likely to feel resentment, anger, and rage toward each other. Several famous cases of domestic violence involved abortion including the Lorena Bobbitt case and the O.J. and Nicole Brown Simpson case. It is no accident that the abortion rate and the domestic violence rate have risen almost side by side.
Abortion tends to create feelings of anger, bitterness, and resentment between partners.
A woman who is self-destructive or suicidal, but afraid to deliberately harm herself, may be more likely to become involved with a violent man. The most troubling concern of domestic violence counselors is that so many abused women stay in abusive relationships. David C. Reardon, Ph.D . is the founder and Director of the Elliot Institute , founded in 1988 to perform original research and education on the impact of abortion on women, men, siblings, and society. Non-commercial use permitted without prior permission, provided that proper credit is attributed.