This is especially problematic if the person keeps the abortion a secret from their spouse, who will not understand their emotional problems. 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. 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. Because her abortion has destroyed her self-esteem, she may think that she does not deserve a better relationship than the abusive one she is in. The most troubling concern of domestic violence counselors is that so many abused women stay in abusive relationships. Therefore, until domestic violence counselors begin to address the underlying problems associated with post-abortion trauma, they may never help this group of women escape from the cycle of violence in which they are trapped. Yes, it does.