It's like the flower in the above picture.   It's multi-peddled.  It points in many direction all at the same time.   

It's far more than whatever you presently believe it is!   Our beliefs about abortion and forced motherhood, no matter what they are, are only beliefs, and unless we have all the wisdom of God,  they are based on incomplete (partial)  information.   In that context, we each do the best we can.  

Regarding this highly  controversial issue, there are very few provable facts and dozens of un-provable,  emotion-laden beliefs being peddled as if they were provable facts.   Logic and reason have been tossed out the window and emotion rules.  

Why all the emotion?  
Why so much controversy?  
Because you have
   Sex,  motherhood,  birth,  babies,  life,  and  death   
all tied into one,  not-so-neat, and not-so-little package.   

And: Because abortion is medical issue, a religious issue, a financial issue, a social issue, a political issue, a women's issue, and very personal, profound, and life-altering matter, all at the same time.   Many women and young girls suddenly  find themselves facing a major, irreversible, decision -- a decision which must be made within a very limited time frame.    Many women, particularly young, single women, are totally unprepared for dealing with an unwanted pregnancy.   Panic and desperation are very common responses to an unplanned and unwanted pregnancy.  

And:  If that is not enough, the meaning and significance of intentionally terminating a pregnancy (inpreterm)  is different for each and every one of us because it's a function of our personal thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, internal programming, biological nature, genetic makeup, family history and what we presently will and will not allow into our lives.   And for each of us, personally, much or what we believe is subject to change as we grow and mature and experience more of life.   

Then there's the "God Factor:"  That unknown and unknowable source of all that is and all that isn't.   How many of us can say we have Creator/God's perspective, definition, and understanding of both intentional pregnancy termination (inpreterm)  and unintentional/ spontaneous loss of pregnancy? 
(Long pause)   
There appear to be zero "yes" answers.  

How many of you can say with provable certainty that you know what life is, what a human being really is, what God is, when an independent life begins, and what happens at the demise of the physical body?   Many fundamentalist Christians will declare answers to these questions, and claim the Bible as proof, or make medical claims that do not stand close scrutiny.  but when it comes to provable answers, nobody has any.

Then welcome to  the land of stress,  guilt,  blame,  shame,  fear,  anger,  shouldn't-a-done-its,  fairytales,  half truths,  lies of omission  and the four great gods who rule almost everything -- Money,  Male Ego,  Lust for Power, and Self-righteousness.  

Occasionally, we receive messages from hard core religious fundamentalists claiming that the people in favor following what the evidence tells us, are baby murders.   I wonder if they realize that: If the Christian theology they are following is correct, then God, Himself is the ultimate and most cruel and most absurd Baby Murderer.  

If you are interested and if I may be side tracked for a moment, here's some of what our Christian friends seem to ignore.   For the rest of us, we can focus on stress and guilt removal. 

If you  feel guilt, shame, anger, resentment, fear, or any other stress-producing emotion about a past or pending abortion, there are several factors you ought to be aware of.   First and foremost:  

Life is not what you've been led to believe it is by those who claim to know!   As a result, you, I, and everybody else have been (and still are) making critical,  irreversible, life-altering  decisions based upon false,  incomplete, and/or intentionally-deceptive information!   

You can change that now.     

Let us guide you through the healing process.   That process is outlined on the page titled:  Healing Our Wounds.