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So I read an entry on the Memphis blog "Confessions of a West Tennessee Liberal" about abortion. Similar to the blog that Ryan wrote about abortion, the author of this blog was also pro-choice. The author then referenced a woman's story (posted on the second link) that described her encounter with abortion. It's a very moving story that makes you think about abortion in a different way. When the subject of abortion comes up, you mostly think of teenage girls who have become pregnant unexpectantly. But rarely do you think of any other reason to abort a baby. Sure, there is the rape scenario. A girl or woman is raped and becomes pregnant and then decides to abort the baby instead of live the nightmare of being raped through her child. Have you ever thought of any other reason to abort a baby? Well, the woman in the second link tells her personaly story of abortion. She found herself pregnant soon after she and her husband were married and after being pregnant 22 weeks found out that her unborn baby would face many medial problems if born. The baby was diagnosed with a disease that would leave it disfigured and would need many useless surgeries and end up dying within a short period of time after birth. Can you imagine hearing this news? The only thing the woman could do was have an abortion. Who would knowingly put their child, not to mention themself, through so much pain if they could stop it.
No one thinks about these scenarios when they go around to abortion clinics and hold signs telling someone that they will go to hell if they end their pregnancy. The author of the blog said something that I really liked. They said that the decision to abort a pregnancy should be between a woman, her doctor, and her partner; and that's it. It's not the government's choice what a woman should do with her baby and her body. It's especially no one else's place to judge. I'm not saying that someone can not be pro-life, that's anyone's opinion. But no one has the right to judge anyone else or their situation and tell them they're going to hell for their decision. We (pro-choice believers) do not go stand at hospitals and hold signs saying women are going to hell for having a baby. That was their choice to go through with a pregnancy and have a baby. It just really irks me, people that think they are in a place to judge someone else's life choices and decisions. So before you place judgement or even decide what side of the fence you are on, I urge you to read these two blogs. It might make you think twice.
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Indeed, indeed. I just got done watching The Cider House Rules (again), and really can't agree more. If you haven't seen the movie, I really recommend it. Abortion is undoubtedly a personal decision. It really bothers me that some people feel that they have the authority to decide for everyone that it’s wrong.
I'm pro choice also. I've looked at the stiuation from so many different ways and I still come to the conclusion of being pro-choice. I do agree that it is between the wife and the partner but I don't really see where the doctor comes in. I mean he/she can tell you the baby's situation but I don't think the doctor should have a say in whether or not you should have an abortion.
The fact that we are able to have a choice on whether to be pro-life or pro-choice is supposed to be what America is about. Those people can say all they want, but no one really knows what they would do in that situation until they are actually in it.
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