One of the most heart-rending cases of forced abortion— and the mental health effects that can follow— is the death of 19-year-old Arlin Dela Cruz.
The day started out like any other. A group of peaceful protesters and sidewalk counselors were standing outside of the Hillcrest abortion facility in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. A car pulled up and two middle-aged people got out.
Then the two passengers opened the back door of the car and began to pull out a terrified teenage girl, who was visibly crying. The teenager saw the protesters and tried to go to them for help, but the two adults grabbed her by the arms and dragged her towards the facility.
The Hillcrest facility’s escort offered no help to the sobbing girl. A Pro-Life protester called out to the escort, saying, “Can’t you see she doesn’t want to do this? I can’t step on your property, but you can help her. You’re pro-choice, right? Can’t you help her?”
The escort gave the peaceful protesters a malicious smirk and held the front door open so that the two middle-aged people could forcibly propel the girl through the entrance. The doors closed behind them.
The next time any of the protesters heard anything about the teenage girl, it was from the news. The victim of forced abortion, identified as high school senior Arlin Dela Cruz, had developed severe depression and disappeared from her home on October 15, 1992—only 3 weeks after the abortion. Searchers finally discovered her corpse hanging from a tree in the woods behind her house.
Arlin’s mother discovered a suicide note that Arlin wrote before disappearing saying that she wanted to be with her baby. It was noticed that she had tucked her favorite stuffed animal (a plush bunny that she had had since she was little) under her shirt before she killed herself. The coroner soon confirmed that Arlin had committed suicide.
Had Arlin never been dragged crying and struggling through that door, she and her baby could both be here today.
Find A Grave Index database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2C-X6XC: 10 September 2021), Arlin N. Dela Cruz, ; Burial, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens; citing record ID 59520839, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, PA) Oct 19, 1992
The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, PA) October 22, 1992
The weather was pretty today and I was glad to come home to you and the Grummer kids playing in the front yard. Magnus is making some progress on that scooter.
Célébration du ''Carnival Corner'' fin 1958 pour présenter les nouvelles Ford 1959 a l'University Motors, dans le quartier Hillcrest de San Diego, en Californie . - source The Old Motor.
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The last weeks we got the quest to care a little treeseed. The portal in New Hillcrest will be open soon. I'm looking forward for the next story quests. And I really like this place.
We joined the Grummers for dinner at Hill Station. The kids ran wild, but there weren't any other tables outside, so we didn't bother anyone. It feels good to be outside more, even if there's still a little bit of a chill in the air. I'm looking forward to Spring.