One of our Country's most controversial issues is abortion. Some people may be upset when they read my views but honestly, I am who I am and unfortunately I'm not a full out liberal. Yes I am a democrat as most of my views fall into this category but on this issue I'm a conservative. Shoot me! I respect everyone's decisions to live out their life the way that they see fit and I would never say that you are a bad person for having an abortion, but if given the opportunity to talk to you prior to your decision, I would definitely try to convince you not to.
In regards to abortion, I am Pro-LIFE. Abortion is a method of birth control that should only be used in extreme cases. Meaning that unless the pregnancy will bring harm to the life of the mother, then I do not feel that there is any just reason to have an abortion. I have often waivered my views over abortion being allowed for rape victims but I truly believe that a child conceived from rape can still be a blessing. If not to you, then maybe to a family who has been unable to have children.
The arguments for abortion include amongst others:
Affordability - The woman doesn't feel financially capable of caring for the child
Lack of Responsibility - The parent's do not feel responsible or have been deemed unfit to care for a child
Legality - In the historic case of Roe versus Wade, the US Supreme Court held that a woman may abort her pregnancy for any reason, up until the end of the first trimester.
How I feel about it:
Financial hardship has never been a valid argument in my eyes. If you can gather several hundred dollars together to pay for an abortion, you could have afforded condoms or other contraceptives. You chose to act irresponsibly. If you know that you can't afford a TV, don't go to rent-a-center and start making payments. There isn't a repo man for a baby - Sorry!
Lack of Responsibility is another issue and unfortunately for some people, responsibility isn't ever learned until a circumstance is created in which you are forced to be responsible. Caring for a child is a hard "punishment" but why should a gift from God be destroyed for your personal freedom.
Legality - Just because abortion, amongst other things (and this is totally different conversation) are legal, doesn't mean that I will EVER support it. As a US citizen, I follow the law only up until the point that it conflicts with my personal beliefs and religion.
My Story (Yeah I'm telling a lot)
I was conceived when my Mother was only 15 years old and born after her 16th birthday. My mother was first given the option of abortion and my father also proposed. Neither of these were in my Mother's heart and she chose to bare a child out of wedlock and accept her responsibilities. My grandparent's were blue collar working class, so my mother was forced to suck life up and be responsible. My grandmother wasn't happy about it so there wasn't a baby shower because I wasn't welcome - I was an embarrassment and an additional hardship. I pretty much wasn't welcomed into our family until after I was born because who couldn't fall in love with a happy baby (and I was the cutest kid ever)! My mother finished high school but wasn't able to finish college. She worked to provide for me and made sure that I was educated and she was extremely hard on me when it came to sex education. I dreaded it but I understood that she didn't want the same struggle for me. I took her story seriously. I made a decision to be sexually active at a young age but I also carried myself as a teenager to Planned Parenthood and put myself on birth control. I thank my Mother for the greatest gift that anyone could give - LIFE. I could never support abortion with this being my story. Had my mother been a weaker woman, I wouldn't be here today.
