Several women who regret having an abortion — and men who regret that their unborn child was aborted — spoke in front of the steps of the United States Supreme Court during the 2025 March for Life on Friday, Jan. 24.

One of those women, Laura Brown, told CNA she suffered “deep depression, anger, [and] suicidal thoughts” after having an abortion. She said she obtained an abortion after getting pregnant from a married man and “my sole focus [was] on hiding it.”

“I was intensely ashamed [of] what I had done,” Brown, who is from Wisconsin, said.

Brown, however, found redemption through God.

“Finally God spoke through that pain and he lifted me out of that depression and he told me I wouldn’t be alone if I followed him,” she said.

Brown offered a message for women who are in difficult pregnancies: “Your circumstances right now are just right now — abortion is forever and you deal with that forever; it doesn’t go away.”

She encouraged women in those situations to either “raise your child or find an adoptive family.”

The speeches were organized by the Silent No More Awareness campaign, which encourages women and men to be vocal with their stories if they regret having or encouraging an abortion.

Janet Morana, one of the organizers of the Silent No More Awareness campaign, told CNA that “many babies have been saved” by women telling their stories. She said the stories also “help other women” who regret their abortions to seek redemption.

“The Lord is here to forgive them,” Morana said.