[jenna26]

I'm pro choice because I do believe there are situations where it is better for all of those involved. But I personally do not believe I would ever choose to have an abortion.

I can forgive one mistake, and I can understand where there are situations where the mother is too young or where a woman has been raped. And incest, for example, think about a girl who has been molested and raped by an uncle for years having to carry his child to term, that's just cruel.

BUT I believe there are women that abuse it, and DO take it rather lightly. I have known three women in my life that had several abortions each. What is so damn hard about taking the proper precautions or *gasp* NOT having sex until you are in stable, loving relationship or have a stable, loving home? I actually had a woman one time ask me why I was choosing to abstain from sex during that time (I went several years, and yes I survived). I explained that was one of my several reasons, I didn't want to have an accident, and bring a child into the world when I just wasn't ready. She actually said these words to me......"you could JUST have an abortion".....and went on to explain that she had had two herself. It just didn't seem like it was a big deal to her. And it made me very angry. Like Nova pointed out, there are so many women that would love the chance to have their own children, and can't. And women that have several abortions, who use abortion as birth control essentially, have no respect for themselves, their bodies, or all of those many women out there.

There seems to be so little personal responsibility anymore. So what the responsibility is unequal between men and women? Yes, the women go through the physical part, and it is easier for the men to duck out.....and that isn't fair, but VERY little in life in fair. Personally, I say you just deal with it. You made the choice to have sex, you knew the chance you were taking, so deal with it and don't take a life just because it just isn't fair.

I will end with this, my mom had two friends. Both of these friends didn't want children, decided at a young age they weren't cut out to be mothers. Both were married. One had several abortions, one has never gotten pregnant once. Now, what makes more sense, that one was just lucky, or that she actually just took the proper precautions and lived her life responsibly?

Like I said, one mistake I can forgive, and I do believe it is an individual choice, and I have no right to make that choice for anyone. But I also think that is time for people to take some responsibility for their actions. And I know choosing to have an abortion would be against my OWN moral standards. I don't expect everyone else to feel about it the same way I do however.