Don’t get me wrong, I am definitely all for a woman’s ability to opt for an abortion of a fetus. I do not believe it is the prudent way to go, nor do I think that anyone I care for should truly consider it without extremely extenuating circumstances - but I am not pompous enough to suggest that I know every possibility and am not willing to suggest that the life of a fetus is more important than the life of the mother. My argument, however, comes from a defense I once heard from a friend of mine while defending abortion rights.

The argument that piqued my interest was the following: “I do not believe that anyone should pass legislation which should force me into such a life altering circumstance.” So, in essence, it is not the right of the government to dictate our futures, and child rearing absolutely alters that person’s future in irreparable ways.

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