Paul, you have guts posting about Abortion here...that's where the Badass part comes in.  

I am fully in agreement though.  However, I grew up with a mother that used to perform abortions at home because women wanted them, period.  A friend of mine died as a result of one when I was 20.  

I was always taught to believe that the baby is just a "ball of cells" during the first 3 months.  Yeah right - When I was pregnant, I saw my baby's heartbeat at 3 weeks.  At 15 weeks I had an intravaginal sonogram - I actually saw the baby sleeping and as soon as they put the instrument inside of me, it woke up startled.  I eventually lost the baby.

I just tell my friends constantly to use contraception-.  They even have patches now instead of the pill that last 3-4 months.  There's nothing like the guilt of having aborted your baby.  I've spoken to men who cry like babies at the memory of what they did.  And for most women, I think it breaks their spirit.  They're never the same - from what I've seen anyway.

When my sister went to abort Crystal, I went with her, and was shocked to see women in their 2nd trimester going for one.  Then we heard some women screaming and we ran out of there.

Rape/Incest is another issue.  How can you tell someone having gone through that not to choose an abortion.  I also had a friend who was raped and she decided to keep the baby.  

Very difficult either way you put it.  Sigh. 

Langa

To woman the men who rape them are monsters the worst thing ever and they will always be part of that womans worst dreams and any baby consieved in that way would be part of that monster so no`one can blame them for wanting to abort the child , IMO unless you have been raped and pregnant from that most violant act no`one can judge them.

From reading every post it has really effected me, who do we think we are judging others for there choices, how many of you have made a choice others may not have agreed with?? i know i have. i wonder how many people on here have had abortion or been raped have we gave them a thought when typing our judgments. i am ashamed that i even have a opinion on this subject. Live and let live we will all be judged by our selves and we all have to live with our choices.

PF wishes to you all
Brian