Originally Posted by Chesby05

I had an abortion once. I have a medical condition that means that I am on permanent medication. 15 years ago the medications were different to what they are now. I got pregnant while I was on the pill. That sucked. I was very, very sick throughout the beginning of my pregnancy and chose abortion because I was advised that my child had a 1 in 6 chance of being born with Epstein's anomaly, and an even higher chance of spontaneously aborting (miscarrying) or dying after birth or dying during birth and taking me with it.

I chose my life over my 5-week old embryo. Did I want to? No. Of course not. But sometimes we are faced with these choices in life. Pro-lifers often forget this - that pro-life should also include the mother's life - someone who has far more of a stake in this world than their embryo - no matter how much you wish to argue that point.

I was also on a regular contraceptive. I just made (*)(*)(*)(*) sure that I would never, ever get pregnant again unless I planned it. Pretty hard to do when I thought that would work with the pill. Luckily in the last 15 years that has improved too.

This pregnancy was an accident. But I am no longer in any medical danger (although my pregnancy is still considered high risk because of my condition and medication) and so I welcomed my pregnancy and I can't wait to meet my daughter. Likewise - I agree that abortion is not and should never be used as a form of birth control.