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Abortion:
When I was in College, I went down on a house trip to Mexico for Spring Break. While there, I called my girlfriend and she seemed upset. After a few minutes, she told me that not only was she pregnant, she had waited until I left and got an abortion without telling me or else anyone about it. Now, I'm 100% pro-choice and always have been... And there's literally zero question in my mind that abortion should be legal. But man, that fucked me up good. I wasn't ok for a solid month or so. In fact, all these years later, it still hurts even thinking about it. Even though I believe fully in a womans right to choose, it's difficult to think rationally about the issue, especially having experienced that.
Yeah I'm definitely pro-choice, but the idea that everything is up to the woman is kind of bullshit to me. Don't want the kid and he does? No problem get an abortion he can't stop you. Do want the kid and he doesn't? No problem have the kid and put him on the hook for child support, he can't stop you. Doesn't seem fair imo
Abortion may be the most complex issue our country deals with and I believe it is still the clearest line between the parties today as they both still campaign to extreme ends while not really acknowledging just how rough it is. I can say the idea that it's simple as a woman's right bothers me as it affects many people like your example as well as the child being carried (if you acknowledge it as a life). I can't imagine how you felt about something like that. I remember me and gf getting into a conversation about almost the same issue. She asked me if I'd break up with her if she got pregnant and decided to abort it without telling me about it. I was silent for about a minute and she took it very harshly and seemed to not acknowledge at all how onesided such a serious scenario as that was. She touted the my choice, my body stuff and cried/ect. I didn't really concede to the point and we set it to the side. Sometme after, she mentioned how she didn't really think of it from another view and I wasn't surprised at all. Politics has drowned it (for a woman) as you are either a murderer or complete decider in a very very serious situation and should somewhat celebrate it as a right. It does injustice to the discussion that needs to be had.
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