6.My illegal abortion

http://www.salon.com/2012/08/27/my_illegal_abortion/

Jan Wilberg, writer for The Salon, tells the story of how she illegally had an abortion on 1967. She starst the article by telling the readers how the abortion occured and how the procedure followed: in a cheap hotel room, for $250, a wire was inserted to the cervix and the doctor afirmed that would be enough. Wilberg then describes what she felt after the abortion, remiscing the grief and guilt felt daily, extravasated in quiet showers, as tears stremed down her face. She tells the situations and circumstances that led to her decision, such as her young age and lack of courage to tell her parents. A bit further, she explains how she forgave herself later on, understading she did what she had to, since she was stuck with that situation and there was not much she could do about it. The author then tells how what she had to was abominable, putting herself in extremely risky, unsafe situations in order to be able to do what she thought was appropriate for life in that situation. Wilberg also talks a little bit about how anti-abortionists create chaos for women who are already in a terrible position and facing extremely harsh conditions, and how their snide remarks on the issue would only hurt them and cause even more anguish in their lives.

Wilberg's purpose with this article is to clearly take a stand on the abortion issue, persuading the reader to think the same way she does. In order to do that, she appeals to pathos, using her own personal experience to touch the reader and make them see the other side of the story and reflect on the issue. In the end of the article, she is clear and transparent, criticizing politicians and the government as a whole, and how they're making more women go through the same thing she did instead of giving them assistance to make their own choices to control their own bodies.