Abortion & recovery

Roe v. Wade: Finding peace and forgiveness three decades after two important decisions | Marvin Olasky

On Aug. 20 WORLD published an article about the ministries of First Baptist Church of Leesburg, Fla. In it was included, with her permission, what Wanda Kohn, director of its Pregnancy Care Center, noted in an interview: She had an abortion in 1977.

That wasn't a complete secret, but she had never told her parents. It was important to the story because it showed one of her motivations for selfless volunteering over the past two decades, yet if she had asked to take out that information, WORLD would have. As the story was about to be published, she e-mailed a note to her parents. Here, with permission, are excerpts:

"Dad and Mom,

"This isn't going to be an easy e-mail to write, but it is one that is way overdue. . . .