Nine women would have done it differently, but they didn’t see the impending emotional consequences of irreversibly ending a life. “Wounded and Abandoned” is their story, but also that of countless women who have been abandoned in the depressive aftermath of abortion. One woman describes her experience as a vacuum of help for her “disenfranchised grief” where others can’t understand her despair in not being able to reconcile the type of person she felt she had turned into. Others related periods of depression, relationship breakdowns, diminished self worth, resulting promiscuity and suicide attempts. What was supposed to be a quick fix turned into a lifetime of torture. They have found that time does not heal.
This documentary is solidly supported by an impressive panel of experts and doctors who share their findings and experiences with post abortive women. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, more specifically Post Abortion Stress Disorder, is a lasting phenomenon in post-abortive women and witnessed by a plethora of clinicians. One end-of-life nurse recounts the story of a 92-year-old woman, who after suffering a web of repercussions—nightmares, depression, flashbacks—finally spoke about her abortions, asking God’s forgiveness. Astonishingly her pain medicine requirements diminished 75 percent. It is quickly apparent that emotional and psychological suffering act as destructive waves invading the future lives of post-abortive women (and some men). It threatens future marriages as women detach themselves. It can impair their children’s emotional development and behavior as they act out at home and school.
Writer and director B. Keith Neely is thorough and truthful in portraying the poisonous aftermath symptoms of abortion which hurl the woman downward until she hits rock bottom. He also reminds us that God is bigger than any human suffering, as many of the survivors testify that repentance and trust in Christ was their only true healing. Because of the subject matter and detailed descriptions of the abortive procedure, this documentary isn’t meant for children under 12 years old. The Dove Foundation awards the 12+ Seal to this film.
Dove Take
Backed by extensive research and in-depth interviews, this documentary brings to the forefront the naked truth of the dire emotional risks of aborting a child.
What to talk about
Abortion has an ongoing destructive nature. Many untruths and deceptions regarding consequences are told to women considering abortion. Future repercussions are a fact and invade others’ lives many years down the road.
