Lifenews-Forced to Have Two Abortions and Addicted to Drugs, Here’s How Emily Turned Her Life Around

In New Zealand, Emily Duncan was living the party lifestyle with her boyfriend when she became pregnant. Her boyfriend was very wealthy and they spent six-years together smoking pot and using crystal meth (also referred to as “ice”). According to the Daily Mail, Emily was the daughter of a pastor but left home when she was 16-years-old.

However, it wasn’t until she was 21 that she moved in with her boyfriend and her drug addiction became more severe. She explained “He was a DJ so the party lifestyle came with it. He was very wealthy so he funded my drug habit. He lived to party and funded all our partying for several years. I felt like I was living the playboy mansion lifestyle. Drugs were always around. We would have ice all day, everyday along with several other drugs.”
Then, when Emily was 27, she became pregnant twice but her boyfriend insisted that she get abortions.
She said, “My boyfriend was not happy when he found out. He wasn’t prepared to have children with me so he insisted I have the abortions.”
Emily didn’t want to have the abortions but felt she had no other choice. Unfortunately, Emily’s not alone— statistics show that 64% of women feel coerced or are forced into abortions by family, partners, abusers or friends. Emily explained, “I never desired to get the abortions. I felt such extreme guilt that I started having suicidal thoughts.”
She added, “After the second abortion, I continued taking drugs and alcohol to a point where I didn’t care if I lived or died. I overdosed twice and was taking so many different sleeping pills. No one persuaded me to use drugs – I wasn’t influenced by anyone but myself. I was slowly dying by this stage and I even felt ashamed of myself.”
This is also very common. In fact, as LifeNews previously reported, after abortion women are six-times more likely to commit suicide than women who have given birth. Also, many women describe their abortion experience as ‘a nightmare,’ with 60% reporting that it felt like ’Part of me died.’
Thankfully, Emily came to a point where she saw that her life was out of control. The two abortions and her severe drug addiction made her realize that she needed to leave her boyfriend and pursue a treatment program.