The abortion pill is a devastating experience for a mom and the baby in her womb.  

Unlike surgical abortions, the abortion pill leaves a woman to see the remains of her child firsthand. This can create a deeply painful and traumatic memory for a mother who will suffer alone, abandoned by the abortion industry that is profiting from the brutal death of her baby.  

Through Human Coalition’s Abortion Memorial, moms have shared their stories of the negative psychological impact that the abortion pill can have on mothers. 

A young mother wrote of the deep regret she felt after taking the abortion pill:  

I was scared to be a shame to my parents 

“I was 22 years old, already a mother of a 2-year-old that had to be raised in a broken home. I was engaged to my now husband when I found out I was expecting. I cried because it wasn’t supposed to happen . . . I was scared to have to tell my parents that here I was pregnant out of wedlock . . . I quickly looked into Planned Parenthood about having an abortion. I was early enough to have the abortion pill . . . I regret that decision every single day. . .  I was scared to be a shame to my parents.”  

Another woman, speaking to her unborn child, writes of immediately regretting her decision and seeking to undo the effects of mifepristone (the abortion drug):  

I miss you, and regret my decision. . . 

“Gabriel, I agonized over this decision for such a long time. When I finally took that evil pill, I knew I had made a mistake. I called the abortion reversal line and took a huge dose of progesterone to counter it, but it didn’t save you. I miss you so much my baby boy. I wish I could take back that day and hold you in my arms. It hurts me deeper than you can imagine . . . I’m so sorry, Gabriel. Mommy will love you forever.”  

One mother, who posted anonymously, describes her abortion pill experience and the trauma she has endured since her child died:  

My Little Zion 

“My little Zion, If I were to write a letter to you it would sound more like an apology . . . I was only 13 when I got pregnant with you, and I couldn’t dare bring you into this world unprepared to give you what you deserved. I still have nightmares & flashbacks of the day I took those second set of pills, crying and screaming on the toilet while your grandma rubbed my back. It’s been 5 years now and it’s still very hard to bear the image of you dying and still shaming myself for never thinking of you. I’m so sorry my sweet Zion. I love you so much.” 

A young mother wanted to keep her baby, but her parents had a different plan to the detriment of their daughter and her child. 

My Angel 

“When I was 16-years old I was sexually active . . . I was going to school and I was constantly sick and I was very exhausted and did not know why. I had somewhat of an idea that I might be pregnant but I was not sure, so I took my friend to the mall and we bought a pregnancy test and it came out positive. From the moment I saw that test I was in love with that baby I loved him or her so much I can’t even explain it. I was about to end my life as a teenager to take care of and be a mother to this baby.  

My dad was very upset and my mom was actually telling me to relax and telling me everything was going to be alright. The next morning I was extremely sick and I remember my mom telling me that we were going to go to an appointment. I thought this was going to be a check up to see if the baby was alright.  

Before I knew it, it was a clinic where they did abortions and my heart just went numb and I was very upset because I was going to lose my baby. They confirmed that I was 6-8 weeks, and that I could do the abortion pill. I freaked out and cried when they were explaining it to me but basically I had to take the abortion pill that stopped the growing process …  

I went in on a Monday and I started bleeding on a Wednesday. I was all alone, and basically I was walking in my room and this huge clot comes out and pain in through my body. That night I was alone my mother wasn’t even there and helping me when I was bleeding apart or anything.  

I had lost the child I loved so dearly. The next morning I had to take the 4 pills so that everything that was there could get flushed out. So I did and it was the worst pain of my life. It induced labor. We forgot to take the pain pills at first but as soon as I took those pills I fell asleep and I slept for 4 days straight it felt like . . . Years have passed and I have healed so much thanks to my husband and soulmate, and his family.”  

Many women are horrified that they were not warned about seeing their child’s remains. Traumatized mothers have told Human Coalition: 

“I had no idea that the pill was going to be as painful as it was.”  

“I bled way more than I was told. The whole procedure was more painful than I was led to believe.” 

“I saw the baby come out in the toilet . . . It was very traumatic. And no one told me I would see a baby. I didn’t know what to do.”  

In joint brief with allies, Human Coalition shared clients’ stories with the Supreme Court: 

Another client was a flight attendant. Because her abortion provider failed to warn her about the pain and bleeding she would experience, she planned to work the day she took the second pill. When she began vomiting and feeling sick, she called the abortion clinic, concerned about her symptoms. They dismissed her, telling her it was “just a stomach bug.” She then sought care at an emergency room where she underwent emergency surgery. Her doctors told her that, if she had waited 24 hours, she would have died from the sepsis that had developed. 

Mothers and their children deserve more safeguards, not fewer. Moms must be told what actually happens to their child and to their own body when they ingest abortion drugs. It is literally a matter of life or death. 

Proverbs 24:11 says “Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.” Pray that God would continue to rescue the next child in the womb from abortion. 

Thanks to your prayers and support, moms don’t have to walk through their pregnancy alone. Your compassion makes it possible for her to receive guidance, encouragement, and practical support — empowering her to choose life. She deserves to know that the abortion pill is not her only option. 

To read more firsthand testimonials submitted by the loved ones of children lost to abortion, visit Human Coalition’s Abortion Memorial.