RachelsVineyard.org offers anti-abortion retreats for those who've had abortions
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Rachel's Vineyard International Leadership Conference
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About Rachel's Vineyard
More than 30 million women have had one or more abortions in the 30 years that our nation has argued about abortion and Roe v. Wade. While both sides of the debate fight to win the war of words, millions of post-abortive women and men struggle in silence with shame, guilt and other emotional problems caused by their decisions.
To address this struggle, Rachel's Vineyard was established ten years ago to provide those impacted by abortion with the opportunity to release deep feelings of anger, grief, ambivalence and guilt. Through a focused retreat weekend that combines psychological and spiritual exercises, Rachel's Vineyard provides a supportive, confidential and non-judgmental outlet for post-abortive women and men to explore the ways their abortion has affected them.
"A Rachel's Vineyard retreat provides a time and place to tell their stories of loss and pain in a supportive group environment of love and spiritual healing," said Dr. Theresa Burke, founder of Rachel's Vineyard Ministries and author of Forbidden Grief: The Unspoken Pain of Abortion. "Many women say they regretted their abortions, or that they were pressured to have an abortion by parents, boyfriends, coaches or other societal demands. Rachel's Vineyard helps participants learn to accept forgiveness and healing, and to forgive others who were involved as well."
