Brochure of the Month

Brochure of the Month: March 2025

       When Susan’s husband, Juan, told her about the abortion he had been involved with in college, she finally understood why he was so depressed and had trouble bonding with their children. Steve noted that “It is one of the questions you never think to ask during premarital preparation.” 

       Abortion has a strong effect on a person, but a man or woman who has an abortion in their past does not always share that information with their fiancé or spouse. With over 60 million abortions since 1973, there are a great number of marriages suffering because of the effect of a past abortion. Many times, those who have participated in abortion are not even aware of the countless ways it is affecting their lives. Steve said “…looking back over our 29 years of marriage, it is probably the one thing from [either] of our pasts that has affected our marriage more than any other.” Telling a spouse or fiancé about a past abortion can be frightening, but dealing with the situation together can bring healing and even greater closeness. Sometimes a spouse will ‘spiritually adopt’ the aborted child, just as they would have welcomed and adopted the child if they had been alive. 

The articles, in both English and Spanish, are available at the Hospitality desk in the church, and in the Ave Maria Center.    

The full article can be found:   English           Spanish