by JRosemary » September 18th, 2006, 4:12 pm
I always find abortion to be a complicated issue. I'm against it, but if the mother's health--and that includes mental health--is in danger from the pregnancy, I don't think anyone has the right to tell that woman not to have one. This is one of the reasons I usually end up voting pro-choice.
A cousin of mine got pregnant from a rape. There's no way to judge someone who's been through that--whatever decision she makes. You remember that either choice--the choice to have an abortion or not to have one--will be devastating. And you do your best to support her.
If the woman in that situation has the child, it's impossible to figure out how that child will feel when they learn the circumstances of their birth. But the mother can tell them that, despite those circumstances, she truly wanted the child and is glad that such a wonderful blessing came out of such an awful experience.
Or, if the mother decides to give the child up for adoption, two people who desperately wanted a child may become the parents--and they would always be grateful for the child and the blessing in their lives.
I think all children should be welcomed with love into this world, regardless of whether they were the result of a stable marriage, a rocky marriage, a one-night fling...whatever.
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