AFTER the appearance of various articles on abortion, I can no longer remain silent. May I ask all of you who have been so opinionated on this delicate issue, whether you have ever been faced with a situation where both choices were equally as painful? Ever been so financially poor, you could barely support yourself? We all know the horror stories. Every woman takes them with her to the operating table. Do you really think every woman cold-bloodedly goes through such a procedure? Unless you had been through it yourself, you wouldn't know how much it destroys you emotionally. I hurt so bad I wanted to die. My pregnancy was ill-fated due to my poor state of health being a danger to myself and my baby. I could also not have supported a child financially. But it didn't make it any easier. It almost destroyed me. A child deserves an existence, but also a quality of life. I want any child of mine to have the best that life can offer. Lover doesn't feed and clothe a child after all. I heard someone screaming as I went under the anaesthetic - that someone was me. So all you self-righteous people out there, stop preaching and start listening, because the foetuses aren't the only victims. TAMAZIN MORLEY Lamma