Cirrus@Austlit

'Are women obliged to mourn an abortion? Must we perform the role of La Llorona, condemned to weep for a lost child, even one we never wanted? Will it ever be possible to treat a termination as a simple medical procedure and feel uncomplicated relief? Even from the pro-choice camp there is sometimes a defensive argument that the choice is never easy. There is a tacit acceptance that the decision is necessarily a heavy one, even though the heaviness often comes not from the decision itself, but from the political weight society, particularly the anti-abortion minority, puts on the act of abortion and the bodies of those who have them.'(Introduction)