Pro choice vs Pro Life
If you ask me if I'm pro-choice or pro-life, I cannot give you a straight answer. I don't think that women should be allowed to have an abortion just because they made a poor decision, however, I also feel that women should have the right to have one if it is necessary.
Perhaps my position can be better stated by the following story:
Many years ago, a young mother of 2 was battling breast cancer. Part of her treatment was to undergo intense radiation therapy. Shortly after one of her treatments, she discovered her husband was having an affair. She began divorce procedures. Shortly after she had undergone all her radiation therapies, the doctors declared her cancer free. She was extremely emaciated and very sick. She continued to get sicker - she went to her doctor and discovered she was pregnant. The doctor told her that in her poor health, the chances of her surviving this pregnancy were very, very slim, and the baby most likely wouldn't even survive. If she continued the pregnancy, she would probably end up dying during a miscarriage, and in the extremely rare event that she and the baby did survive, the baby having been exposed to extreme amounts of radiation, would have serious birth defects and probably not live more than a few months at most, but she probably wouldn't survive the birth given her extremely weakened state.
Had abortion been illegal, she would have left 2 small children, who were already dealing with a lot emotionally, and maybe even a 3rd, extremely high needs infant, motherless.
Instead, she was allowed to make the very difficult choice to terminate her pregnancy and live.
Now ask me again how I feel about the right to choose abortion, and ask yourself, what would you do if you were in her shoes?
Perhaps my position can be better stated by the following story:
Many years ago, a young mother of 2 was battling breast cancer. Part of her treatment was to undergo intense radiation therapy. Shortly after one of her treatments, she discovered her husband was having an affair. She began divorce procedures. Shortly after she had undergone all her radiation therapies, the doctors declared her cancer free. She was extremely emaciated and very sick. She continued to get sicker - she went to her doctor and discovered she was pregnant. The doctor told her that in her poor health, the chances of her surviving this pregnancy were very, very slim, and the baby most likely wouldn't even survive. If she continued the pregnancy, she would probably end up dying during a miscarriage, and in the extremely rare event that she and the baby did survive, the baby having been exposed to extreme amounts of radiation, would have serious birth defects and probably not live more than a few months at most, but she probably wouldn't survive the birth given her extremely weakened state.
Had abortion been illegal, she would have left 2 small children, who were already dealing with a lot emotionally, and maybe even a 3rd, extremely high needs infant, motherless.
Instead, she was allowed to make the very difficult choice to terminate her pregnancy and live.
Now ask me again how I feel about the right to choose abortion, and ask yourself, what would you do if you were in her shoes?
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