"A person is a person, no matter how small."

I have always been pro-life. I understand there are serious circumstances that lead people to choose abortion, but I find the concept absolutely appalling.

Here's how I look at it: There are a few reasons why women choose abortion.

1. She was raped. Some people say I don't have a right to talk about this because I've "never been through something like that", and that may be true. However, I have seen its effects on women, women I know. It's a traumatic event that leaves women feeling scared, insecure, and used. The possibility of getting pregnant by the man who treated you so unfairly is absolutely terrifying. To be honest, I'm not sure how I'd react if I found out I was carrying my rapist's child, but I know for a fact I would never even consider abortion. Why should this child's life be punished for an unfortunate circumstance? It's not your fault and it's certainly not the child's fault, either. Sure, it won't be easy, dealing with and accepting that this child came from such a horrible event, but how can you live with yourself knowing you killed a baby because you couldn't "deal with it"?
2. The child will have physical/mental disabilities. As someone who has family and friends who have disabilities, I can honestly say that this is probably the worst excuse for having an abortion. I understand that this child may or may not live to be a certain age, they'll have years of treatments ahead of them, they may not ever get better, and they'll have challenges to face. I understand that there will be bullies and dependence issues. I understand all of this. What I don't understand is how you're "protecting" them from this stuff? Correct me if I'm wrong, but there's a chance of any child developing disabilities. You don't kill a child when they get sick, so why would you do that to an unborn child? Everyone gets bullied. I'm not condoning bullying by any means, but it's not something you can protect them from forever. Some of the most genuine, loving people I know have some sort of disability. Why would you deprive the world of such a special person?
3. She has that right. Oh, please! I cannot stand this "excuse"! Women's rights is a horrible excuse for killing a child. "It's her body, she can do what she wants." Obviously...that's what got her pregnant to begin with! Women who used this excuse are selfish. Yeah, I said it. Women have no problem passing the blame to the men, but when it comes down to it, they have the final decision? Here's what gets me: they have no problem taking money from the father when the child is born, they get upset because he shirks his responsibilities and they have to raise the child by themselves - BUT - according to these same women, having the child is the woman's choice? Yeah, that's just not right. I'm sorry. I mean, I consider myself to be independent when it comes to stuff like this, but if I found myself pregnant, scared and confused, the child's father is the first person I'd go to. It's his baby, too! It kind of wouldn't have happened with out him. The man has just as much say in this as the woman. I'm sorry to piss you off, girls, but that's what I think.

Abortion is considered to be normal anymore. It's like an "escape plan"...

• "I don't want to screw up my life anymore than it already is."
• "What if my parents find out?"
• "What if anyone finds out?"
• "It will ruin my reputation."
• "My plans will be ruined if I keep the baby."
• "My boyfriend doesn't want to have kids yet."
• "I'm too young to be a mother."
• "I just can't do it."

Well, hunni, you should have thought about that before this happened. But, since you didn't, you can either raise the child yourself, or put him/her up for adoption (even though there are way too many children who need adopted already, but we'll talk about that some other time), but please, don't kill your child. Even though it hasn't exactly been easy and they've had to give up on some things they wanted, your parents chose to have you, didn't they?