I am not crazy about the idea of abortion. It truly irritates me when someone who is not prepared or willing to raise a child gets pregnant due to a lack of birth control, and then chooses to abort. Abortion should not be used as a form of birth control.
Of course, by no means can I be construed as an anti-abortionist. Sometimes it's necessary, and no woman should be afraid of making that decision. No doctor should be afraid of performing that operation. Ultimately, I am firmly pro-choice and that's that. I won't even consider voting for an anti-choice candidate.
I respect that some people do not believe abortion is acceptable. I don't agree with it, but I respect their right to believe that. But what I don't respect is hypocrisy. And some of these self-proclaimed "pro-lifers" are A-1 hypocrites.
I have an acquaintance, for example, who has for many years been an avowed "pro-lifer." But once-upon-a-time, she got pregnant. It was an accident. And she was unmarried and in poor financial straits. Her parents would have literally disowned her, had they learned of this "sin." (They were appalled enough that she was "living in sin" to begin with.)
I wonder how they'd react if they knew she had an abortion?
Had this been any other friend (of the pro-choice variety), I would have understood her decision. For that matter, I pretty much understand it anyway. Except for the fact that she kept it secret, and still considers herself to be "pro-life."
That's hypocrisy, pure and simple.
And although this is the only one example I know of personally (not really being acquainted with that many pro-lifers… by choice), I've heard similar stories from others. Obviously, this hypocrisy isn't a localized instance. It's a not exactly uncommon thing in the pro-life circles.
Of course, it doesn't surprise me. After all these years of witnessing other types of hypocrisy in these ultra-religious circles, nothing they do surprises me anymore.
