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nectarine / 2063 posts
I drive by our local planned parent hood every morning on my way to work. This exact question has crossed my mind several times. I am more pro life than I was before. Especially after reading an article about how the abortion process takes place & after seeing my babies during an U/S...It completely changed my views on abortion.
watermelon / 14206 posts
@kjpugs: I agree with what you said.
Also, after losing a baby, and knowing all the heartache that people have with IF and everything...I'm more pro-life. It's very grey, still, but I feel like that some women easily get pregnant and pretty much throw it away, when there are so many people who would LOVE to have the chance to have a baby. But that's probably mostly my personal feelings getting in the way.
I'll never be ok with late term abortion, though...if it can live on it's own, put it up for adoption.
pomegranate / 3231 posts
I remain pro-choice and do not see how or why my personal emotions, beliefs or experience should affect another woman's legal rights. Everyone's situation is unique and no one has the right to judge someone else for making a difficult decision like that.
I am extremely thankful that I have never been faced with an unexpected or otherwise unwelcome pregnancy.
wonderful pea / 17279 posts
@DiamondEyes: I have asked this very question on here. Many responded some they were just very strongly pro-life or what I call anti-choice. Others indicated jail and fines would be a good punishment for a woman and doctor.
pineapple / 12566 posts
@ElbieKay: exactly what you said!
I have always been 100% pro-choice and would never want to dictate to someone else what they should or should not do with such an important decision.
clementine / 899 posts
@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I've seen that term, "anti-choice" used before and I also find it more appropriate. Jail and fines??? Whoa...
bananas / 9118 posts
I hate the labels involved with it, because a woman has a choice, she's against life. It's not for me, but I don't feel that I or anyone else had the right to dictate what a woman does with her body. That said, late term abortions don't sit right with me either unless there is a medical issue involved.
GOLD / pomelo / 5737 posts
@Sugar.Biscuit: I may have felt that way during pregnancy, but it's after pregnancy, the weight of caring for a child 24/7, that affected the way I view things.
ETA I think I should mention that I was still prochoice before, but I definitely had the "how could anyone abort their baby?" feelings when I was pregnant (and still have them in a lot of ways since becoming a mom...but now I just know that depending on the situation, the weight of carrying and caring for or giving up a child could just break someone.)
pomegranate / 3160 posts
I've always been VERY pro-choice, and after being pregnant (still being pregnant), I am just as, if not more-so pro-choice.
clementine / 984 posts
@yoursilverlining: I agree, as well. Was very pro-choice, am still very pro-choice, if not more.
For myself, I've been a little more against abortion except in particular circumstances, and that's also strengthened now. However, I know how much work this is/will be for us WANTING this child, I can't imagine making someone else's choice for them when they are in far different circumstances.
squash / 13199 posts
After seeing my daughter in the ultrasounds, especially as early as 11 weeks and see that she was so fully formed and was in fact a person at that point it remphaszied by opinion that I would be pro-life. HOWEVER this is my opinion for myself, and not for everyone, so I dont think there should be laws that ban people from having an abortion. I just cant see myself having one, especially when there is no medical reason for it
pomegranate / 3003 posts
I've always been, and remain pro-choice. While abortion will likely never find its way into my personal life, who am I to attempt to regulate the choices of other individuals? I fail to see how an emotional attachment during pregnancy, or the sorrow of loss hold any weight against the choices other women make in their own lives. Each situation is unique. Unless I planned on adopting every child born as a product of unwanted pregnancy, I feel I have no business judging others for their very personal decisions.
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
I was and remain very much pro choice. I'm big on to each their own.
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