Abortion dialogue I've been having...

[Paul the Human]

I say that I wouldn't choose abortion, because that is my gut feeling when I ask myself whether I would or not. But... in all honesty, I have no way of knowing what I would do. Every situation is different. I have a son and the pregnancy (first marriage) was an accident and we were only 19 years old... and we mistakenly got married because of it. We did not choose abortion and, 25 years later, I am very, very glad that we didn't (can't say the same for the marriage, though!).

If that were to happen to me now... at the age of 45? I might choose differently. I can't know and will never find out (my wife cannot have children). I think I might try to dissuade her, because I have had the amazing experience of creating a child and would wish her to experience that. It is an amazing thing.

I support a person's right to choose to have an abortion. The reasons for that choice don't matter to me. Choices are wholly personal. I do think that a time limit should be applied, however. I do not think abortions should be performed beyond the first trimester, as that is an easy mark to enforce, and is approximately the time that a fetus begins to become an unborn baby.

So the answer to the question is... I don't know. Heheh. Sorry.