[AOIIBrandi]

I am 100% pro-choice. To me choice means just that a woman or a couple should have the right to make the best decision for them at the time. Does this mean that I would choose abortion for myself? At this stage in life no, but 6 or 7 years ago - probably.

For all the women out there who think that they could go through 9 months of pregnancy and place the baby up for adoption I applaud you. But, seriously think about what would happen immediately after the birth when you get to hold the baby for that short amount of time. Is adoption still something you think you can live with? I also think that adopting out is hard on the biological mother and/or father and you also have to consider that it will probably be hard on the adoted child. One day, no matter how great the adoptive parents are, they will probably go seeking their biological parents if only to get a since of who they truely are. - Carnation you probably could add a lot to this, as my only experience is with my old college roommate who was adopted. Adding to that my roommate was told by her adoptive parents that if she went looking for the biological ones that she would be disowned and not welcome in their house anymore. Nice huh?

A few other reasons for being pro-choice are that as long as abortion is legal society has a far better chance of these women going into a clinic and getting proper medical treatment. Think about all the back alley abortions and coathangers you heard about when abortion was illegal. Also, as long as we continue to close our eyes and ears and preach nothing but abstinance in schools how are we to expect that children will learn that there are many different reliable birth control methods, other than hoping their parents will have the guts to have a straight forward talk with them?

This may not sound like a great reason, but one of the biggest reasons I am pro-choice is because someone made a big deal out of a T-shirt I was wearing when I was 15. I was a cheerleader and we had people donate shirts for us to wear to cheerleading camp. One of our classmates father's was a politician and he donated shirts. I was wearing his shirt at the vacation bible school I was teaching at, and one of the ladies went to my mother and told her I had to change my shirt because the man was pro-choice. I was 15 didn't know what his political veiws were, and didn't care. I liked the shirt. My mom didn't appreciate the woman either, but in the interest of peace she brought me another shirt. Too bad I can't find the woman now to let her know that her strong armed tactics only served to shape my views against her.

Sorry this was long, but wanted to get it all out...