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Originally posted by AKA_Monet
Which is why I say that none of us in here who have NOT had an abortion can really say anything to anyone about whether or not to have one... We have not encountered that situation nor do we really know what one goes thru one's mind to consider such an issue...
All we can say it what each of us individually would do if we were to find ourselves in that situation...
And I am still waiting for a woman on GC to proclaim she has had an abortion and to give us her reasons as to why she made that choice. Hey, yes, it is none of my business. And really I do not care. But this issue from all the posts that I can deduce begs the question, should a woman be ashamed of getting pregnant out of the boundaries of a commited relationship--nuclear family and stuff--and then deciding to have an abortion?
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That's a very good point. I'm very bothered by people who want to tell other women what they can or can't do, especially when those people have never been in the situation to have to worry about it.
I do think that nobody can say for sure what she would do unless she has experienced it. I just read an article not too long ago (and I wish I could remember where it was) where a woman said that she was "pro-life" but when she became pregnant she almost immediately changed her mind. Funny how that can happen.
I do not think that a woman should be ashamed of having an abortion. Unfortunately, with all of the stigma and controversy surrounding the topic in our society, I'm sure that most women would be afraid to admit it in a public forum. Although I've never had an abortion (thankfully I've never been pregnant) I admit that I would consider it but I take precautions to do the best I can to make sure that I'm never in that situation. It's a very scary possibility for a woman like me who never wants to have children.
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