[sigmagrrl]

I am personally very torn on the topic.

I used to be pro-choice (and I still am), but COMPLETELY pro-choice. Meaning, IMO, there were NO instances in which a woman shouldn't be entitled to an abortion...

Now, I'm not so sure. Why?

Because I would never have met my BF if his birth mother had just terminated his life and given up on the possibilites of this child.

I do thank heaven every day that his birth mother chose to go full term with him.

He doesn't know if he was a product of rape/incest, an "accident" (I HATE THAT TERM, but cannot think of a better word at the moment), or just not wanted. And I personally ache for him because he doesn't know and wants to know.

If I were raped, and became pregnant, I don't know what I'd do...I cannot even think of the very instance occuring, let alone predict what my mental state would be like after this happening.

I know that if I become pregnant now at this stage of life after having sex with a partner of my choosing, I would keep my child. I am in the financial position to take care of a child I'd want to keep. But if there was a risk of death for either me or the child if I carried to full term, I would have to think long and hard about aborting...Would I give my life for our child? I don't know...

But in the instance of incest, the risks may be too great for the product of conception to live a full, healthy, productive life. The risks of genetic defects, mental deficiencies, and far worse physical challenges climb when two people of close genetic ties conceive a child....

Like I said, I'm torn. But I do know that a woman's choice to choose should NOT be taken away.