Few women can walk away from the experience of abortion without some lingering emotional discomfort. Even the most secure amongst us can experience unresolved feelings of guilt, shame, and sadness that maynot surface until months, often years, after an abortion. We may lead outwardly normal lives, but these emotions can continue to cast a shadow, having a negative impact on personal relationships, colouring our moral or religous beliefs, even causing anxiety when we deal with a planned pregnancy. These feelings, if ignored, can manifest themselves in more troubling ways, resulting in unstable relationships, self-destructive and addictivebehaviours, depression, and low self-esteem.