Philipa Taylor Abortion Analysis
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In addition to feeling stressed, the mothers often feel as though they cannot speak of the issues that are going on with them. One mother said “I kept my feelings buried down” as though she could not talk about what was happening or that she did not want to speak of what she had done (Taylor 95). Keeping their feelings buried down is very similar to the reaction of the father, where they feel as though they will not be able to release their burden unless they speak of it. Philippa Taylor tested this and found that the mothers often “regret” the abortion, but do not know how to act upon it (96). In some cases this change of not being able to talk about what they have done lasts for up to thirty years.
Abortion is a major act in the lives of