 Abortion is such a continuous issue that I hesitated before offering my opinion. Everyone has thoughts on abortion either right or wrong, pro choice or not, but body autonomy falls by the wayside once a child is able to live outside the womb. Today's world is completely different than the world 50 years ago when I found myself pregnant at the age of 15. It was a scary time, but I did not believe I had made a mistake.
A child, to me at least, is never an accident to be gotten rid of because you were stupid. I knew I could have gone to Planned Parenthood and they would have given me birth control pills, but I was embarrassed, ashamed even so we both elected to take our chances. Our chance was born on September 12, 1970 and we never looked back. Three kids and seven grandchildren later I have no regrets and neither does my husband. I am not saying this is the right path for everyone. I am only saying it was the right one for us. Writing and researching the article was rough. I kept thinking about all the little souls that wanted to be born but weren't. I also considered the women facing an unknown future with a child they didn't know. I do believe in personal choice, but no more than eight weeks into the pregnancy. If you are further along than that and want to have an abortion, you should give the baby up for adoption. I know women are out their shouting about their freedom to choose right up to the moment a child is born. I can't go there and neither could any of the nurses and physicians I spoke with. I once knew a women who I admired so profoundly that she made a lasting impression on me. She was raped and rather than have an abortion or give the child up, she elected to keep him. When he was just a little guy the father sued for visitation and it was granted because she'd never brought charges against him. My friend lived in a perpetual nightmare for months until the father killed his newborn son he'd had with another woman and went to jail. Needless to say, her little one was now safe at home with the mother who adored him. The procedure of a late-term abortion is horrific and painful to the fetus. Neonatal surgeons give anesthesia to a fetus when surgery is warranted, but not to one about to be aborted. That is so wrong on so many levels that if you can't see it there is no point in you reading on. But, if you do chose to read on, you can find my article here: us.blastingpop.com/opinion/2019/02/abortion-becomes-a-hot-political-and-social-debate-after-new-york-law-change-002831657.html Comments are closed.
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