livinglifewithfelicity:

handfulsoffireworks: If you’re offended by either pro-life or pro-choice arguments, scroll on. Don’t bother. This post will upset you. Read More “Firstly, an abortion will not un-rape you. It happened. It will never not have happened. And I’m sorry if anyone was raped. It’s not a…

nobody would have forced you to kill yourself. the depression and suicide is a personal battle. nobody can force you to do anything

the idea that the baby being a reminder of rape is like the possessions of a loved one who died. if someone dies and their belongings in the area make someone sad, removing those belongings aren’t going to erase the memory of that person or their death. just like how abortion isn’t going to erase the memory of the rape or the fact that it happened. in a way, it’s blaming the child for being associated with the rape.

and yes, it’s tragic when something happens to someone that is unwanted. it’s unfortunate that you were raped. i’m sorry that it happened. but it’s too bad the baby gets the shorter end of the stick on this one.

my response to your story isn’t that you shouldn’t have aborted it. it’s already been done. there’s no point in saying that. the child is gone and what was done can’t be undone.

and yes i would put the life of an unborn child above depression and suicidal thoughts of a person because depression will not necessarily kill someone. people can reach out for help with their depression. it might take years and years but it’s possible to overcome it. i’ve done it. i’ve wanted to commit suicide before many times. but i didn’t because i remind myself that it’s unreasonable to sacrifice life just to satisfy my emotions. nobody forced me to kill myself and nobody forced me to not do it. abortion is like an easy way out of that except the price is someone else’s life. and i make no exception for rape.

your body is yours and yes, you decide what you want to do with it. nobody is stopping you. but getting an abortion in a clinic is not just what you do to your body. someone else has to do it to your body for you. also, with the case of the baby, it’s also the child’s body, not just the mother.

the baby’s body is the baby’s and should not have to prove its right to it. it’s the baby’s body. and i’m not acting like i have any say in it. i truthfully believe everything i say on this matter won’t change anyone’s mind. i don’t have that kind of power and probably never will.

but i do care about the well being of others and my points on abortion were derived through reasoning and morality, not opinion. my contemplation on the issue of abortion shouldn’t define whether or not i have compassion or not. i don’t feel worse for either the mother or the child. i’m looking at this issue from a non-emotional point. i’m looking for the solution that is least damaging.

and so far, the pro-life and adoption duo seems to be the winner.