Abortion Debate Forum - We Arent All Malicious Child Killers

I'm probably setting myself up for a complete attack here but maybe some of you guys might find it helpful to hear why some women have abortions. Its not all because we are malicious child killers who are sl*ts and irresponsible with contraception!!!

I was in a relationship and had just brought my first house with my partner. I used to be on the bcp but I had an allergic reaction that made me very ill and I lot alot of blood. I was unable to go in the injection, implant or even the coil because they all have a similar type of hormone and my doctors didnt want to risk it. I had always been very careful when it came to contraception, i'm very body concious and never had sex without using some form of contraceptive.

I was using condoms when I fell pregnant, it was a complete shock as I didnt even know one had split. I'm not by any means a promiscuous person! I was in a loving relationship with the man I planned to marry, after'all we had just brought our frist house together and I had just made it to where I needed to be in my career.

When I found out I was pregnant, although it was a shock, I was happy. I loved my boyfriend and knew I would start a family with him some day, just didnt realise it would be that soon!

As soon as I told my partner my bubble was burst. He changed and wouldnt kiss me or touch me, he said that I would be selfish to have this baby without his consent and he (in his own words) 'didnt want to know'. He turned on me and made me feel very alone, he said we would lose our house as we were struggling on two salaries as it was and that he wouldnt help me. It didnt end there. My family were also dead against me having the baby. My dad had recently suffered a heart attack and I was told if I went ahead with it the stress could kill him. They also told me I would lose my house and they werent prepared to help me.

I begged and pleaded with my boyfriend and my family, but they went ahead and made the arrangements for me. They told me my baby was nothing more than a blob of cells (even the doctor told me that) and if I get it done as soon as possible I wouldnt be killing a baby, it would be a mere blob of tissue. <- dont get me wrong, I found out after what a load of cr*p that was, but at the time my family and my doctor were my only source of information. I didnt have access to the internet and after all, your supposed to trust doctors arent you?!!!!

I regreted my abortion, it wasnt something I wanted to do, but I was pushed into a corner. My dad had been very ill and only just released from hospital I was petrefied I would cause him another heart attack.

Alot of girls are coerced into abortions. Most pro-life people have that belief brought up in their family. For those of you who have, you are very lucky. I always believed that abortion is ok for some people, but never me, so it was horrible that I was forced against my belief system.

Dont get me wrong, I know I allowed them to take me to the clinic to have the procedure and I do blame myself for not being strong enough to stand up for myself. I was just being pushed by the people who I loved the most...Who I now hate the most.