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

[Mother Of Four]

50. It was a reverse thought process...

What caused me to go down that line of thinking during that time was thinking about choice in a larger view. It follows that if a woman isn't allowed to choose whats right for her, falling down that slippery slope could someday have a doctor or court saying "Well, you're simply not in your right mind. So we'll make the choice to terminate for you."

Sadly, my thought process then was correct. I wish it hadn't been. This is from Jan 2012.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/01/19/10192109-forced-abortion-for-a-mentally-ill-woman-no-way-says-mass-appeals-court

Here's a snippet from the top of the article.
A Massachusetts appeals court has verbally skewered a judge who ordered that a mentally ill woman have an abortion against her will even if it meant she had to be “coaxed, bribed, or even enticed” into a hospital.

This fight is far from over, and it ranges further than sound bytes can begin to cover.

How many women are intimidated or coerced / shamed into keeping an unwanted pregnancy? The same can be said for a woman being shamed or coerced into terminating. Force isn't just physical, emotional and sociological factors can be just as painful but in a different way.

Choice isn't just about whether to terminate, it's the ability to choose whats right for you in all aspects of your life.

And though it's 17 years later there are still women around the world that are being forced to have abortions, they are further down the road for loss of choice than we are.

This article is as recent as October 3rd, 2013
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57606057/


I hope that clarifies my thought process to you, I don't mind doing it.