Momof2 -
You still dont get my point. You state that youve never had an abortion - how can you say you know all about them?
The baby that died was the result of a rape - a very vicious rape. The reason I did not know I was pregnant until it was too far along, just before it died, was because I was still swollen and bleeding from the rape. If I had known, I might have had the abortion earlier. I will never know because I did not know it then. As it was, I made the decision to go through it to full term and give it up for adoption, as I did for an earlier pregnacy. It just did not happen according to plan, and I had to go ahead and abort it due to the death of the fetus.
I do not have any regret, but I do know in a way how that young girl felt - she WAS not allowed to make the decision for herself. Another one was there for the same reason - she was raped and did not want to have to go on with the pregnancy. Another woman was there because her ex-boyfriend was very abusive and had already done severe damage to the fetus.
Those, and many others, it would break your heart to hear them. Not all women are idiots like who you have described - there was indeed one woman there that admitted that she got drunk one night and got knocked up - the reason she was there was because she found that the fetus had a deformity that would have killed it upon birth and she didnt want it to suffer the pain it might have felt then. I do know that woman, I do see her from time to time, and while we do not talk about it, she has told me that while she was sad about making the choice, she did not regret having to do it. She already had two boys from an earlier marriage and a little girl from a current boyfriend and shes happy with what she has.
My earlier pregnancy? I was an idiot in high school, also, and gave up the baby for adoption upon birth. I do not have any regrets there, either. I CHOSE the family that adopted her - and I know she is happy. And yes, I got pregnant later on - another rape. I miscarried the fetus and it developed into uterus cancer. I am now in remission, thank the good Lord for that.
Momof2, unless you have had one for real, please do not say you know all about abortions - you need to talk more with other women and find out why they did this or that - you will be very surprised at the wide range of answers and emotions.
You need to turn that attitude into a listening ear - or seeing eyes, whichever you prefer. Hear their stories. Many will just make you cry. Many will make you cringe. You will learn. Oh yes, you will learn. Big time.
As for Cheri, you will have to learn how to ask her. She will tell you. You will realize that there is indeed a different story there.
Momof2, I dare you. I dare you to open your heart and listen to our stories. Walk in our shoes for a mile and learn the what and why behind our choices. I dare you. You will learn more than you thought you knew.