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Old 05-01-2004, 11:05 PM
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I am pro-life in all cases. Yes, even in the cases of rape, incest, or endangering the health/life of the mother. Ibelieve abortion is wrong, plain and simple.
That being said, I despise the people that stand outside of abortion clinics with hateful signs that hurl insults at the women and doctors going into them. I don't agree with the choices that these women make, but knowing how much it breaks my heart for them to think that they see this as their only choice, I can't imagine what they've gone through to make this choice. (I'm not talking about the women that use abortion as a form of birth control - my heart breaks for them as well because of the consequences, both physical and emotional, that they will have to deal with later.)
I know I posted this somewhere else, but I'll post my experience again. Several years ago I was raped by an exboyfriend and I was terrified I was pregnant. When someone suggested to me to get an abortion, the thought came to me, "Why? This won't cause the rape to be undone - it would just kill the baby that could be raised by someone else."
I realize that no form of birth control is 100% effective. I'm a birthcontrol/condom baby, and my best friend became pregnant with both of her children while she was on the pill. Abstinence is the only sure way for someone to not become pregnant, and I realize that this isn't realistic to expect of most people.
I do believe however that you accept the risks of sex when you choose to engage in it, and becoming pregnant is one of those risks.
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