Makes sense to me

Stance 1: "It's easy to be Pro-Choice when you are not the one being killed"

Stance 2: "It's easy to be Pro-Life when you are not the one being pregnant"

The one fallacy of the human mind that has always driven me crazy is the ability to derive conclusions without having experienced what we're concluding. I remember when I was about 4 and I wanted to go out somewhere, but my dad said no because my little sister was taking a nap and she'd be too cranky when she woke up. I disputed this and said "No, pretend I'm Rachel. I'm sleeping, and you wake me up, and I'm fine!" I saw in my mind waking up and being fine, even though I hadn't been asleep and abruptly awoken to find out if I actually was fine or not.

That's how I feel about abortion. I feel like most of the people who say that they are pro-life say that because they think that they could never abort an embryo or fetus. They see that as murder as much as killing a 30 year old. But they say this while they're not the ones pregnant. What if it's YOU who's the 17 year old having sex and all of a sudden you're late for your period. The only thought that consumes you is "I hope I'm not pregnant". But then if you find out you are, what's your thought process? Can you still rationalize not wanting to terminate a pregnancy? All of a sudden it's *your* life that is "ruined", it's *your* future that has gone down the drain...and I'd imagine getting rid of a pea-sized embryo doesn't sound as harmful as it did before it happened to you.

This is why I am Pro-Choice. I'm not saying every unplanned pregnancy should be terminated, but I feel that it should be up to the mother (or the mother's mother, if the mother isn't of legal age) to decide. If she/they believe that keeping the baby is possible then go for it. If they feel that it's a mistake then they can terminate it. It's the CHOICE part that I like, because it's not constricted to one stance. Pro-Lifers think all termination is wrong. You can be Pro-Choice, not get an abortion, and still be true to your beliefs. You can't be Pro-Life, get an abortion, and *not* be called a hypocrite.

On that note, I am a firm believer that the well-being of a baby's life is 100% impacted by the well being of the parents' lives. There is absolutely no reason for a 15 year old girl to go through a pregnancy and keep the baby, because it's not the 15 year old who's doing all the work, it's the parents of the 15 year old girl. If they're supportive, great. I just know that if my daughter got pregnant before 18, she would get an abortion, because until then she is my responsibility and I have that right. I'm just hoping that she'll be smart enough to wait until then =)