[Drew]

All my life I have been anti-abortion.

As of last night, I'm not so sure. My girlfriend and I were discussing what would happen if she were to get pregnant (we had a scare once a couple of years ago).

She is in college, about to enter her final year. I personally have two years left before I'll nail down a degree. Both our parents are more or less against pre-marital sex. My parents know I'm not a virgin and they don't harp on me about it (because they did the same thing), but I have little doubt her father would decapitate me.

That said, I still couldn't let myself feel right about denying a life just to make mine easier.

Then my girlfriend said something to me. She told me to imagine myself in her shoes, walking around after the baby begins to show. All of the people you know whispering behind your back calling you a whore or saying how horrible it is or how careless you were. And to imagine the looks from people when we walked around together or attended church.

Pregnancy prior to marriage can truly be something that can shatter you entire life.

I'm not so sure I wouldn't be supportive of aborting the pregnancy before anyone was the wiser. And that tears me apart inside.