http://www.salon.com/2013/02/06/my_abortion_story/
In Jaqui Morton's article, "My Abortion Story," she talks about her life after she had an abortion. Morton has a 3-year old toddler, who she loves dearly and takes care of everyday, however, before him, she already had a child. Her other child was diagnosed with Trisomy 18, a rare disease. Most of the people who had this disease would most likely not survive and even if they did, they would live their entire life with medical attention and no independence. Morton reveals that she would watch interviews of mothers who went through similar cases. There was a mother who was forced to listen to her dying child's heartbeat before having the abortion. She felt sorry for the mother, since she couldn't possibly imagine how it would be like. Morton talks about her post-abortion stress, and she reveals her wishes toward society. She wished that woman wouldn't be left alone to cope with grief. Morton ends her article with "I’ve heard that the DNA of our children lives on in our bodies for 21 years. I don’t know if that’s true. But I think of her every day." These sentences shows her sorrows and sadness toward the abortion.
The author's purpose in writing this article is to remember her child. She reveals in her article that, "I usually write poetry when I feel alone. I try to find ways to honor that baby’s presence in our lives and I’m writing this story because I wouldn’t want her to feel so alone." She wishes to reveal to the public, people who are going through the same problem and having difficulty with abortions, her feelings toward her child who was never born. Morton is able to express her feelings very well and make the readers respect her.
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