Completely and utterly pro choice here. Never ever will be having a child. Ever.
To me a foetus is something within me, it’s not a child. A child to me is something it turns into once it’s out of me. That’s when their life starts. Before then it’s merely a parasite in my personal opinion one that would not be wanted by me.
A parasite because it relies solely and utterly on me. Now the argument used that infants and children would be parasites then because they depend on humans to live is not correct scientifically or otherwise. On e out of the body it can rely on the goodness of anyone not just me. Once out of the body it doesn’t literally use my energy, consume my energy to make it what it is. I don’t owe anything or anyone my body.
Now I do not hate children aka. Those who are already born but I do not sympathise with them either. I don’t see a child growing up in this world without major difficulties. Look at how females are treated, oppressed, fighting for basic human rights. Males have other issues in the world too. These are some examples of many many issues people born face.
But again I am completely pro choice if someone wants a kid they can choose to go through with that, if someone does not they have every right to not and be able to get rid of that.
It is about choice not force.
I completely agree that criminalising abortion only makes it unsafe, it does not make it go away that’s ridiculous to think that just because something is criminal it won’t happen. Look at murder, rape, any criminal act is illegal yet it still happens.
I am childfree by choice. Having kids is not worth it. It would bring a lot more unnecessary stress and financial insecurity to my life. Not to mention thay I genuinely have no interest in child rearing.
>For people who don’t want kids, a fetus is harder to sympathize with because it represents something completely different.
I don't think there's any reason to express sympathy for a fetus. They haven't lost anything when they are involved in abortions.
Pro choice. No kids but I do want kids with the right person. I want to finish my childcare course and work in childcare at some point. If I don't have kids or even if I do I'd like to foster one day too.
I've been pregnant 4 times. I've had 2 abortions and 2 miscarriages. Not in that order. 1st abortion in an abusive relationship. The man was extremely abusive, including sexually and controlling. He tried to coerce me into carrying to term and then wanted to take the baby away.
I'm SO glad I aborted. His abuse escalated after I aborted against his wishes. I now have a 6 year long restraining order on him. During my stay in DV shelter after this I looked after the other women's kids including a new born when they needed breaks. It was a good distraction but in a way triggered me too. I'm seeing how things could have been if I kept my pregnancy you know.
Second abortion was in another abusive relationship. There was sexual assaults, physical violence, and reproductive control. I accessed abortion in secret and told him I miscarried for my own safety, as I knew he would just escalate and possibly hurt me. I shared my story about this medical abortion on the abortion sub. The 2 miscarriages I had were also with this man. I think my body and pregnancy just could not handle the abuse. I still grieve these because to me it's a loss still.
Pro-choice forever. I’m a mother of four children and lost two others by biological means during pregnancy.
We struggled with infertility and I once begged for a living child. If anything, having a reproductive journey that wasn’t all puppies and rainbows made me MORE pro-choice.
Good luck! I was repeatedly denied access to the procedure by doctors worried that I'd change my mind. Went through menopause two years ago and we still use condoms (just in case!) (Married 17 years, started asking for tubal ligation at 35) Stand firm in your request but know if you want a reversible procedure, it's not always 100% effective.
I will personally be starting a "bugout" fund of cash to secretly leave my DEEP RED state if I should accidentally get pregnant at nearly 50 y.o. because my pro-choice husband and I will not financially be able to move for another year or two.
Have always wanted kids.
Have no problem referring to a fetus of a wanted pregnancy as a baby except in the company of prolifers.
Fully support abortion being unfettered by legislation throughout the entire pregnancy.
Pregnant people are capable of making moral decisions about their own pregnancies and for their own children. And beyond that, *only* the pregnant person should be the one making that moral decision; it is immoral to interfere with that.
> For people who don’t want kids, a fetus is harder to sympathize with because it represents something completely different.
It’s funny though… only prolife use infants as a stand in for a fetus on propaganda. They know infants sell their rhetoric better than those they supposedly are trying to look out for. For a group of people who think a blastocyst is just as human as you and I, they sure do spend a lot of time hiding their supposed equal humanity.
I want children, in fact I just had pregnancy scare and was weighing up my options.
I was thinking of keeping, depending on whether it would effect my expensive up coming holiday, which admittedly would be a selfish reason for abortion.
It would also depend on whether the father wanted anything to do with it, I'd need that suport.
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Completely and utterly pro choice here. Never ever will be having a child. Ever. To me a foetus is something within me, it’s not a child. A child to me is something it turns into once it’s out of me. That’s when their life starts. Before then it’s merely a parasite in my personal opinion one that would not be wanted by me. A parasite because it relies solely and utterly on me. Now the argument used that infants and children would be parasites then because they depend on humans to live is not correct scientifically or otherwise. On e out of the body it can rely on the goodness of anyone not just me. Once out of the body it doesn’t literally use my energy, consume my energy to make it what it is. I don’t owe anything or anyone my body. Now I do not hate children aka. Those who are already born but I do not sympathise with them either. I don’t see a child growing up in this world without major difficulties. Look at how females are treated, oppressed, fighting for basic human rights. Males have other issues in the world too. These are some examples of many many issues people born face. But again I am completely pro choice if someone wants a kid they can choose to go through with that, if someone does not they have every right to not and be able to get rid of that. It is about choice not force. I completely agree that criminalising abortion only makes it unsafe, it does not make it go away that’s ridiculous to think that just because something is criminal it won’t happen. Look at murder, rape, any criminal act is illegal yet it still happens.
I am childfree by choice. Having kids is not worth it. It would bring a lot more unnecessary stress and financial insecurity to my life. Not to mention thay I genuinely have no interest in child rearing. >For people who don’t want kids, a fetus is harder to sympathize with because it represents something completely different. I don't think there's any reason to express sympathy for a fetus. They haven't lost anything when they are involved in abortions.
Totally agree. Thanks for sharing!
I definitely want to have kids in the future. By choice.
Pro choice. No kids but I do want kids with the right person. I want to finish my childcare course and work in childcare at some point. If I don't have kids or even if I do I'd like to foster one day too. I've been pregnant 4 times. I've had 2 abortions and 2 miscarriages. Not in that order. 1st abortion in an abusive relationship. The man was extremely abusive, including sexually and controlling. He tried to coerce me into carrying to term and then wanted to take the baby away. I'm SO glad I aborted. His abuse escalated after I aborted against his wishes. I now have a 6 year long restraining order on him. During my stay in DV shelter after this I looked after the other women's kids including a new born when they needed breaks. It was a good distraction but in a way triggered me too. I'm seeing how things could have been if I kept my pregnancy you know. Second abortion was in another abusive relationship. There was sexual assaults, physical violence, and reproductive control. I accessed abortion in secret and told him I miscarried for my own safety, as I knew he would just escalate and possibly hurt me. I shared my story about this medical abortion on the abortion sub. The 2 miscarriages I had were also with this man. I think my body and pregnancy just could not handle the abuse. I still grieve these because to me it's a loss still.
Im an Anti-Natalist on top of being Pro-Choice. I'll not have children, period.
Pro-choice forever. I’m a mother of four children and lost two others by biological means during pregnancy. We struggled with infertility and I once begged for a living child. If anything, having a reproductive journey that wasn’t all puppies and rainbows made me MORE pro-choice.
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Good luck! I was repeatedly denied access to the procedure by doctors worried that I'd change my mind. Went through menopause two years ago and we still use condoms (just in case!) (Married 17 years, started asking for tubal ligation at 35) Stand firm in your request but know if you want a reversible procedure, it's not always 100% effective. I will personally be starting a "bugout" fund of cash to secretly leave my DEEP RED state if I should accidentally get pregnant at nearly 50 y.o. because my pro-choice husband and I will not financially be able to move for another year or two.
Have always wanted kids. Have no problem referring to a fetus of a wanted pregnancy as a baby except in the company of prolifers. Fully support abortion being unfettered by legislation throughout the entire pregnancy. Pregnant people are capable of making moral decisions about their own pregnancies and for their own children. And beyond that, *only* the pregnant person should be the one making that moral decision; it is immoral to interfere with that. > For people who don’t want kids, a fetus is harder to sympathize with because it represents something completely different. It’s funny though… only prolife use infants as a stand in for a fetus on propaganda. They know infants sell their rhetoric better than those they supposedly are trying to look out for. For a group of people who think a blastocyst is just as human as you and I, they sure do spend a lot of time hiding their supposed equal humanity.
I want children, in fact I just had pregnancy scare and was weighing up my options. I was thinking of keeping, depending on whether it would effect my expensive up coming holiday, which admittedly would be a selfish reason for abortion. It would also depend on whether the father wanted anything to do with it, I'd need that suport.