I am pro life. I believe that abortion is taking away the life of another human. That being said, I don't think people who have abortions are bad people. I understand that they do not view an unborn child as a human life, and thus are not affected by abortion in the same way that I am.

My girlfriend and I had been together for 2 years. We both recently graduated from universities and were going to move in together. Neither of us were ready for a child quite yet. However, despite using many forms of contraception, my ex got pregnant.

Though I did not want a child yet, I was in a place where I could financially support a child and give them a good life. I told my girlfriend that I wanted her to keep the baby. She told me she didn't. I told her that aborting a child goes against everything I stand for, and that if she went through with this I  wouldn't be able to stay with her. I understand that in the end, I can't stop her or force her to have the child, so I didn't try. I told her how I felt about it, and she told me she was going to abort it anyways.

So she did. I broke up with her, and she was devastated. She said she didn't think I was serious and that she should mean more to me than an unborn child. While I respect that she has the right to get an abortion if she so chooses, I just cannot be in a relationship with someone who would.