I Am Pro Choice

At 18 weeks, they do these screenings for Down syndrome and deformities. When I was about 18 weeks, with my second, the doctors asked me if I wanted to do the screening. Mind you, it’s not a diagnostic, which means no accuracy. They explained to me that they do it during this stage, so that if the fetus “has” it, it will allow parents enough time to decide whether to end their pregnancies or not. Without giving it any thought, I told them I didn’t want the test done and I wasn’t going to end a pregnancy at 18 weeks. So I continued my pregnancy without knowing if my babe had any deformities.

The pregnancy was very hard for me. My health was bad. Due to stress from my living arrangements, I could’ve died, or lost my baby. All of which I talked about in another post. So I won’t go into too much detail. I was willing to fight for both my unborn son and my daughter who was already born, and struggling seeing her Mommy suffer.

After his birth, physically I hadn’t been the same. So I can’t get pregnant again. Don’t want to. But he was a healthy little boy. And I’ve got a healthy little girl. They come first always.

This is one of the main reasons I am pro choice. I know my body. I know what I can and can’t handle. And my personal experience are my own, and nobody else. It’s my body, my choice. That goes for ANY woman. Whatever she thinks is best.

And yes.... This has a lot to do with being pro choice. The meaning is a woman’s right to choose, whether it’s abortion, adoption or parenting. I personally chose parenting. If anybody did differently, it’s her right. And nobody has the right to judge her or me.