Instead, I felt a sense of relief when it was over. I believe that we have to face the reality of what we are doing. To me, abortion means stopping a potential life. It would be dishonest for me to say that this is not live tissue. When you prevent conception, you are also preventing a potential life.
Abortion is an extension of that prevention.
That's the way I see it. The abortion itself did not have a big effect on me. I returned to work and to our plans to open an abortion clinic. We decorated the clinic with shag carpet, which was the rage back then. We put flowers in the waiting room, and bright posters everywhere.