As promised: a blog about abortion

Since I'm the one that mentioned blogging instead of "debating" about abortion, I figured I should probably follow my own advice and blog about my views.

A lot of people have an opinion about abortion due to their religious affiliation or political ideology. However, I'm not particularly political and my faith is what I make of it. I am pro-choice. I haven't been particularly swayed by my family's opinion because we don't often discuss abortion. My mom has occasionally brought it up when elections roll around, but other than that it stays out of my house.

I don't really have an organized list of things to say about why I'm pro-choice, so I apologize if I start to ramble or not make sense in any way, shape, or form. I tend to do that when my thoughts are unorganized and I don't know how to organize them.

I believe all people have the right to do what they want with their bodies. What they do, doesn't affect me, so I don't think I should be arguing. I also don't believe in murdering. Because of this, I don't plan on having an abortion myself. That's my choice. I've never been in a situation where abortion is an option, and I don't plan to be any time soon, so I can't say for sure what my choice would be. I love having options to choose from in almost all situations of my life. It helps me feel more free and independent, less constricted, less anxious. I'm not being forced one way, I can choose another path to take. The same is true with abortion. Those who are pregnant should have the choice to terminate the pregnancy if they believe that is the best option for them.

I do like throwing out some guidelines for abortion though. I believe that the abortion must happen within a certain number of weeks of the beginning of the pregnancy. This way, the fetus is not too developed. Sure, it's still a human life and whatnot, but it seems more humane the earlier the abortion happens. Also, girls should not be getting abortions willy nilly just because certain methods of birth control didn't work or they lost their ability to make good decisions for a night. There has to be something more to the reasoning. If the child is going to be born into an unfit environment and suffer a majority of their life or have severe functional disabilities that will be unsupported for a lot of their life then abortion seems like the best way to go. Less suffering on the child's part. Also, if the woman is going to die due to the pregnancy, I believe she has the choice to abort the baby. I'm sure there are some mothers who would rather give up their life then give up the baby, but that's the beauty of choices.

I love living and I wouldn't ever want to take that away from anyone. However, quality of life is also important, and sometimes the well-being of a child will suffer if it is born. I can't seem to find the right words to articulate all of my opinions, so I apologize, but I think you all got the gist of my standpoint on the matter. I have a strong opinion, but I don't preach it often and I certainly don't push it on anyone. Just like with abortion, people have a choice in what they believe.