Independent Lens

It's trauma. It's like combat. These women were suffering from post-traumatic stress. He told us, "Do you know that they operated? You are not to have any more children?" and--and we were surprised. More surprised than anything, it was my husband because right away, he looked at me immediately. My husband, his reaction, he had a lot of family here. He didn't want none of his family to know. He told me very clearly-- no interviews, no talking. I went to the hearing only, the hearing in court, and-- and I didn't ever got a chance to testify. I did not--was not allowed through my husband to continue. He--he just say, "We're moving, and I don't want to hear any more about it." I stay in the marriage because of my children. The kids suffer, I suffer. He was talking to me, positive things. "Do you--are you married, and do you have kids?" "Yes, I have 3 kids," and he told me, "Do you think they're going to be happy when--" "when you die?"