When I was born, my mother was 18 and getting ready to graduate high school. Many of her decisions from then on revolved around her decision to let me come into this world. I would not go as far as to say I ruined her life, as she would say she would not have it any other way. However, being a young parent is definitely a struggle. She never continued to college. Instead, she worked long hours at Publix and cared for me without my father in the picture. I owe my life to a decision she made many years ago, but I also must thank people who support pro-life. You see, while my mom was still pregnant, she decided to visit the Georgia State Fair and walked by your campaign table. There they had information pamphlets and die-hard believers to talk to my mom, whom at the time was debating whether to end my life via abortion. Those individuals are the ones who talked my mom into eventually keeping me and giving me the ability to forge my own path in life.
As I have grown older, these stories are shared with me, and I cannot be any more grateful to those people and the ones who are still campaigning now. However, I must confess that I believe in choice. I always have wondered where mom would be right now if she had waited until she was older to think about children, as the world is a cruel place for some young mothers. She gives so much for me, as well as my sisters, and I always wish that she did not have to work as hard as she does to do so. I also think of many other young mothers who were not as fortunate as my mother was. My pro-choice views are to the mothers who are subjected to rape. Why must we force women into motherhood where it was not their choice to be raped? Who is not to say that the child may have questions to the mother about where they came from and why they exist? I never asked to be a burden to my mother and I could never imagine forcing my mother to raise me if she knew she could not, mentally and physically.
I love my family with all of my heart and I would never change the path that I have been given. With the events and protests between pro-life and pro-choice, I will firmly stand my ground for choice. Every mother deserves to make decisions on whether their child can survive and thrive, or if they are just not ready yet.
