My 17 yr old asked me to tell how I became pro-choice. (Long)

[Kath1]

26. Thank you.

I read the entire post an I sincerely thank you for sharing. I'm 55 and was once, like you, "pro-life" and nobody could change me mind. I found out that friend of a friend, a lovely person who I really liked immediately, had an abortion. Eventually, I talked with her about it. It totally changed my way of thinking - I won't go into the details of her story but it was horrific. I went with her and other friends to the 2004 March for Women's Lives and was so moved by the whole experience - being there to support her, marching beside her, laughing and crying together. Ultimately supporting her rights and proving to her there is no shame.

Being pro-choice pretty much led to my divorce from a devout Catholic and that had serious consequences - economic and family. But I would not change a thing.