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[quote=Anonymous]For the person who asked about reconciling the belief of when life begins with abortion:  I am rabidly pro choice.  I am *personally" anti abortion.  As in I had an unwanted pregnancy that I knew would totally f*ck up my life (birth control failure while married).  But I had and kept the baby anyway and am still wrestling with the consequences today. I personally couldn't look at the child I already had and destroy what in my mind was another copy of her in the making.  I knew I would not be able to live with that ghost on my conscience.  But I am glad I had a choice and glad my daughters will have a choice.

I believe that life is present from conception and that a zygote, a fetus,[u] grows into [/u]a BABY.  I don't think a zygote is the same thing as a baby, or that a fetus [u]is [/u]a baby.  I think a zygote or fetus has life, is a potential person, but is not a person YET.  When that line is crossed, I have to leave to science, theologians, and law.  I think that limiting abortion to the first trimester is fine.  I DON'T want the Arizona legislature passing laws about when my pregnancy begins (two weeks from last period..... It's a miracle!  I'm pregnant RIGHT NOW!).  That determination should be left to a woman and her doctor.  Some women can be OK with (or feel forced to) end that emerging life.  Others like me, couldn't.  But I don't think MY beliefs shoudl dictate other women's choices.

I believe abortion should be legal but discouraged as much as possible by providing alternatives to women.  By increasing availability of birth control, sex ed, and economic alternatives that encourage life instead of abortion.  Basically, everything Republicans don't want to pay for.

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