Abortion Clinic

I recently went to an abortion clinic with someone. Since I've come of age I have always been pro-choice for myself and everyone else. After going to the clinic I've begun to reconsider my position. There were about 8-10 women in the clinic that day to have the procedure. I was happy to see that only one woman was by herself. Before I arrived at the clinic, I thought that I would see a room full of lonely crying women who felt uncomfortable and sick with regret about their decision to abort their fetus/baby .
That was not the case, many of the women felt totally fine with their decision. In fact, one woman walked out of the surgical area, and the first thing she said to her boyfriend was "I'm ready to go eat". I thought to myself well damn, was it really that easy. The boyfriend of "lets eat" woman took it upon himself to make fun of the one lady who was there by herself. He could not understand why she had no friends,boyfriend or family with her for support.She was also of Middle Eastern or Indian decent, so culture may have played a role in why she was in the clinic by herself, but he was a Ghetto Boy so you know he could not think that deep(within 4 hours homeboy hit at least 15 of 40) . I took it upon myself to explain to him that she may have been a victim of rape. I then asked him if he thought a rapist would accompany his victim to get an abortion. Luckily he was able to see things from my point of view and backed off of the woman.

The one incident that made me rethink my view on abortion occurred when one young woman walked back into the waiting area after having the procedure with a very,very,very sad expression all over her face. When she went outside, she proceeded to break down and cried her heart out. I imagined myself in her shoes, and I could see that I may have behaved in the same manner if I were in her shoes. One thing that will never change with me is the fact that no matter how I may feel about abortion for myself, I am prochoice for everyone else. Although, I would prefer if people not use abortion as a form of birth control. I am aware of two people who have had 9-10 abortions each, yes your eyes are not fooling you 9-10 each.

I know that many women are completely prochoice until they find themselves facing an unplanned pregnancy. Then they suddenly find themselves questioning abortion. I've always said that I would not have a baby with a man if I was not in a loving marriage in which the man was not willing to do his share of childcare duties(changing pampers,babysitting,feedings etc..). I don't know anymore, I think I may be changing a little. That said, I think the likelihood(I hope) of me being in that position is very slim since I use bithcontrol AND condoms. Honestly, I just don't know how I feel about being in the shoes of one of women in the clinic.