Reading Response 2

At one time, I was firm in my pro-life beliefs. I believed that a person was a person, no matter how small. I believed that aborting a pregnancy was murder. My convictions on this subject haven't changed, but the label that I put on it has. I still hold these beliefs to be true in my very heart and soul; As a devout Christian, I know that I would never abort my own child. But when it comes to the politics of the situation, my beliefs have changed. I am not pro-abortion; let me make that very clear. I am pro-choice, because I know that I would never want the government to control what I can or cannot do with my own body. There are many circumstances where abortion may be a better option for a woman. Maybe she's a girl of 14 and her boyfriend left her. She has no money and nowhere to go. Maybe she's the victim of rape. She doesn't want a constant reminder of the pain she has endured. Maybe she's someone whose health is too fragile to support a baby as well. Only the woman in question can choose what is best for her. I hate the thought of abortion, I hate that woman choose it every day merely as a form of birth control. But the fact still remains that it is her choice, and no one elses.