Just chiming in late...
I was party to an abortion at 18. If I had known then what I know now, I would never have agreed to it and neither would she.
I had bought into the idea that abortion was OK because the child wasn't developed, etc. etc. Being a Chrisitan made this a difficult situation and decision and most of our decision was made out of ignorance and dis-information. While having our first baby (10 years later) we learned TONS about children and their developement in-utero. We made the wrong choice and have had to deal with it.
We made peace with our decision ages ago and I haven't really thought much about it since, until I read your post.
I consider pro-choice to be choosing whether or not to have sex. I believe that anyone who truly looks into the act of abortion with all of the information available today, will see it for what it is. It absolutely SHOULD be available to women in extreme circumstances (rape, incest, etc.) but should not be an easy, available option for everyone.
Life and maturity is all about accepting the consequences of our decisions and learning/growing from them. We shouldn't treat abortion as casually as we sometimes do in society. Having been a party to an abortion, I can't judge anyone or look down on anyone for doing it, but I CAN offer an experienced opinion to anyone considering it.
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