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In reply to the discussion: Being pro-life doesn’t make me any less of a lefty [View all]liberalhistorian
(20,818 posts)When I was faced with my unplanned pregnancy 22 years ago, I had people from both sides of the aisle trying to get me to do what THEY wanted me to do regardless of what I thought or wanted. Except that it wasn't their life, it was mine. And it wasn't their choice, it was mine. I knew that I, personally, could not and would not be able to go through with an abortion (I did give in to the family pressure to have one, then ultimately ended up leaving the clinic because I couldn't go through with it), and I'm glad that I didn't and I'm glad to have had my wonderful son (who's now a young adult), especially since it turned out that that was the only child I would ever have.
HOWEVER. That is true for ME and my life, and should not serve as the example for anyone else. That was what was good for ME. It may not necessarily be the right choice for someone else. Each case and each person is different and they have the right to make their own decisions based on what they feel is right for them. I had the right to make that decision for me. I didn't and don't have the right to make that decision for anyone else. I will say, however, that those who attempted to get me to have an abortion were just as annoying as those who insisted that I should not and never have one.