I have been trying very hard not to respond to this but I just can't help myself. I am most definitely pro-choice and yes I have had an abortion. To those of you who are wondering why am I putting my business out here on front street like this, it is because I would like to prevent others from following in my footsteps, and also to present the other side of this discussion.
The question was raised, "How can a woman be a Christian and be pro-choice?" Let me try to explain. I do not believe that abortion is right. In my situation it was the lesser of two options. I was not raped. I just was young and dumb where men are concerned. I have several reasons for choosing abortion instead of life, which I will not go into here.
I will not try to make abortion sound warm and fuzzy. Far from that, it was emotionally and physically painful. Afterwards I felt extremely guilty and as though I were unworthy of God's love. However, after much prayer I believe that God has forgiven me.
I do believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for all of our sins, and yes that includes abortions. Contrary to popular belief, having an abortion is not a "worse" sin than having premarital sex, lying, coveting another's spouse or any of the other 10 commandments.
This experience has opened my eyes as to why God wants us to wait until we are married to have sex. I honestly believe that God knows that it is in our best interest. Not that God is some omniscient prude trying to spoil our earthly fun. After coming to this realization I decided to become celibate and have been for the past 2 years.
If anyone wants to look down on me for the decision I have made, I welcome you to have an abortion rally in my front yard. But perhaps your time and energy would be better spent on preventing unwanted pregnancies from happening in the first place by educating our young girls about abstinence and birth control.
On a side note, I don't believe that God "caused" me to get pregnant. If that were the case then God also "caused" me to sin by having premarital sex. I believe Eclipse made a reference to Job. Job's afflictions were not the direct result of a sin he committed. My pregnancy was most definitely the direct result of my sin. I hope that sheds some light for you.
Peace and Blessings
[This message has been edited by MIDWESTDIVA (edited October 04, 2000).]
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