Personal Narrative: How Abortion Changed My Life

I am pro-life. I always have and always will stand firm in my beliefs. I will especially remain firm in my belief that no innocent human being, especially unborn, should have to pay the consequences of someone else’s actions. Realizing that many others tend to disagree, I do not shove my opinions on abortion on anyone. However, being criticized for having the opinion that I do happens all the time and has only solidified my beliefs on this touchy subject of societal controversy. Growing tired of many endless conversations and arguments in my life, I interviewed a member of Planned Parenthood to get more insight on opposing opinions of mine.

The experience of having an abortion was painful and scary. I felt alone in the surgical room, and by then I realized that I am doing one of the hardest things a woman can possibly do. After the abortion, I felt nothing emotionally until I attended

Many thoughts came to mind; especially how would I raise a child if I was only 16 years old. Also my boyfriend had barely had graduated from school and had no job, but the thing that was bothering me the most is my parent’s reaction and what would they say. Eventually my boyfriend and I had the courage to tell my parents about it seeing their faces I just knew they weren't pleased. Who would want their teenage daughter getting pregnant at such a young age, but eventually my parents accepted the fact of me being pregnant. Also, my boyfriend moved in with me and found a job at Quincy. I didn’t know

The guilt eats me alive everyday. Each second passes, still gnawing at my soul. The cries of my unborn baby rings in my ear, waking me as a struggle for sleep. Voices saying you shouldn't do this, repeat on a continuous loop. Every cry, each piece of advice, the sharp pangs of guilt tear me open. My grades have plummeted, I've lost friends and family, my baby because of this. all because of an abortion.

Abortion is when a pregnancy is ended by emptying the contents of the womb. An abortion is usually the result of an unwanted pregnancy and is performed in a hospital or an Abortion clinic.

Women may have an abortion for a variety of reasons, but in general they choose abortion because a pregnancy at that time is in some way wrong for them. “Abortion is the removal of a fetus from the uterus before it is mature enough to live on its own” (Kuechler 1996). When this happens spontaneously we call it a miscarriage. Induced abortion is brought about deliberately by a medical procedure that ends pregnancy. Legal abortion, carried out by trained medical practitioners, is one of the most common and safest surgical procedures. “About 1.5 million American women choose to have induced abortions each year. Less than 1% of all abortion patients experience a major complication associated with the procedure” (Kuechler 1996).

Abortion has been one of the biggest controversies of all time. However many People agree to disagree on whether abortion is a legal or illegal matter. Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy through removal of the embryo or fetus. I support abortion for the following reasons. Birth control failure, unable to support or care for a child, to prevent a child with birth defects or medical conditions, and a pregnancy in resulting from rape or incest. A woman should have the right to do what she pleases with her own body. For example, say a woman is pregnant with no desire of keeping the child and there was no clinic to help her remove the fetus. She’s most likely going to obtain matters into her own hands and figure a way to abort the fetus herself. Why put women in that situation when they have highly trained doctors who can remove the fetus using the proper tools with no harm done to the mother?

She asked me about names and I told her to not jump the gun on this. I do not want a baby with him, but that is certinally not to have an abortion. It’s inhumanly to have an abortion just because I hated the father. “What are you going to do?” She handed me a bottled water, I sighed and looked at my cheerios. “I really don't know, I’m definelty going to tell Tate, and maybe he wont kick me out of his house. If he does then it looks like i have to go back home, I really don't want to go back though. I don't want to show up pregnant and bury a burden on michael’s shoulders.” I whisper, Jamie shook her head. “I’m not telling you what to do, you already know the answer somewhere in your heart.” She smiles, I rolled my eyes. “Thanks, that helped a lot!” I was being sarcastic and she knew

The issue of abortion is one of the most sensitive and controversial issues faced by modern societies. This issue leads to topics of whether abortion is right or wrong, if it is the actual killing of a person, and what actually defines the moral status of a fetus. In this paper, I will be arguing against Bonnie Steinbock, who believes that abortions are morally acceptable. So I will be supporting the view that abortions are not morally acceptable.

At first, her revelation had confused me. I remember not understanding how anyone would want to die at fourteen. There was so much to live for, so many people who cared about you, so many dreams to accomplish. I could not comprehend why one of the sweetest people I knew would not want to be

She was shaking uncontrollably. Her eyes glowed bright red as waterfalls emerged from her face as she began to explain her predicament. “I’m so scared, and I can’t tell my momma.” At the age of 13, my friend confessed that she was pregnant, and she was thinking about getting an abortion. Being a child myself, I did the only thing I know how to do –comfort her. This experience taught me that sometimes silence is more important than having a reaction. Whether a friend or patient, physicians are responsible for displaying empathy towards their patients during their journey through unfamiliar, life-altering circumstances even if that just means listening.

I remember the day she born. I was nervous for the simple fact that my life would never be the same. Soon no longer would I be known as just Ayanna, I would take on a new title. A title that I would share with so many woman, and after eight long hours of labor, I would now be known to the world as mommy.

The abortion controversy has been debated for years. The presidential election this year has become very involved with this topic. On one side, John F. Kerry, along with third party candidate Ralph Nader, the pro-choice supporters, sees individual choice as central to the debate: If a woman cannot choose to terminate an unwanted pregnancy, a condition which affects her body and possibly her entire life, then she has lost one of her most basic human rights. However, George Bush feels the complete opposite. He thinks having an abortion is unethical and unjust. I agree with Kerry. The government has no right to interfere with a mother’s decision and trying to deny abortion to any woman is denying that mother’s civil

I am pro-choice, with a few variances. I believe that I have a right care for my body and do what I think is best for myself to a point. If I were raped the first thing I would do is go to the hospital and have a D & C. I am not heartless, I would not want to carry a product of rape.

Many women that choose to have an abortion do not realize that it is a dangerous surgery with serious side effects. These side effects are both physical and psychological. Having an abortion is unnatural and interrupts this function of the human body. “The women’s body naturally resists the abortion, causing physical and emotional problems” (“Who does Abortion Affect?”). Almost all of the women who had abortions feel that they have made the wrong decision. The women are not informed about the side effects of abortion. Many women that had abortions said their doctors gave “little or no information about the potential health risks