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Let's Talk about Abortion

Abortion is probably the most discussed topic in Ireland at the moment, and in countless other places. With the referendum being pushed back (again), I feel the need to clear some things up. Personally, I am pro choice, converted from pro life. I think that there are many issues around abortion, particularly womens rights, which are avoided. I can understand the pro life debate to a point. Abortion is indeed a horrible thing, but these people forget something vital. Pro choice isn't pro abortion. No one is saying that abortions are fantastic. No one turns to their friends, excitedly wondering when we'll get to have their first abortion. Pro choice is what it says on the tin. It allows you to decide whether or not you want to have an abortion. I honestly find the term "pro life" to be rather insulting.  It is blatantly suggesting that as a pregnant woman, my life is less important than that of a mass of undeveloped cells. I feel a certain amount of s