Heart Broken

My friend, Jen, shared this story on her blog the other day. It's not a happy story, but it makes you think and appreciate some of the tender moments in life. I read it and cried because it broke my heart. The debate over the issue of abortion is not one where there are fence sitters. I, personally, am a fan of choosing everything but abortion.

In 2000, when I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, I was told that I had a 10-15% chance of ever conceiving a child. If by some miracle I were to become pregnant, I would have a 5% chance of carrying the baby past the first trimester and it would be considered a severely high risk pregnancy. I have gone to three different doctors and received the same opinion. Since 2005, I have had 3 ovarian cysts rupture on my right ovary, which is not a pleasant experience. There is a high likelihood that I could eventually lose that ovary.

When I read the story on Jen's blog, all I could think was how there are so many women out there who are in the same situation as myself and long to have their own children. I told Jen that, were I married, I would have adopted those babies in a heartbeat. There are so many couples who desire to have children and their own families. They go through fertility treatments only to see no results. They go through the adoption process and for some reason the birth mother changes her mind or doesn't pick them.

If you or someone you know is scared and doesn't see any alternative to abortion, PLEASE! consider adoption. Your baby can have a chance to live and be loved. It all boils down to the fact that it's about love. Don't go through life feeling like the woman in the story. You don't have to live with the guilt, shame, and feelings of regret that many feel after they have had an abortion. Don't put yourself or your baby through that. If you don't want to be a mother or don't think you're ready, allow someone else the opportunity to be a mother and have her own child. It's your choice.