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Old Yesterday, 07:04 AM
 
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That's why I added lenora to my Ignore List long ago
I don't put ANYBODY on ignore.

To each their own.
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Old Yesterday, 07:02 PM
 
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So, now this is why I would like to hear from others who had a similar experience. Maybe it would help me deal with these memories better. And I strongly believe that if those in charge of juvenile facilities claim no other girl ever had such an experience, they are flat out LIARS!!!
It was fairly obvious to me that this was a personal issue. I suspect others felt the same, but for some "unknown" reason several posters "need" to confirm their suspicions.
I'm sorry that you had a horrible experience in the juvenile facilities. I'm also sorry that you felt the need to disclose the personal details. But Busybodies need to stay busy.

I would not be the least bit surprised to learn that you did, indeed, have a "therapeutic abortion". Things were VERY different back then.

If it happened to you, consent "should" have been provided by your parent(s). Why? Because you were a minor and/or deemed incompetent. Assuming this was pre-Roe, the physicians would also have had to provide a reason that would permit them to legally perform an abortion. My educated guess would be they would have used the threat of harm to the mother's (mental) health as the reason for the abortion. (I lived in a Nursing School dormitory where several students used this reason to obtain abortions from a nearby OB-Gyn. Others simply drove to NY or D.C.).
OTOH, maybe they did perform an abortion without the consent of your parents. I wonder if the records are archived. Although it seems unlikely, the records from Crownsville State Hospital apparently were...
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