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What’s on your mind? I am an adopted child … what that always meant to me was, for whatever reason, personal or religious, my biological mother opted not to abort her pregnancy and selflessly carried me inside her body for 9 months, giving me life on January 27, 1968, at which time she gave up all parental rights to me so that I could live the life she believed she could not supply me at that time …

very fortunately, 10 days later I was chosen and deeply wanted by the fabulous Fisch family who not only immediately loved me as their own flesh and blood, but never once hid the fact that I was adopted …

however what I did not always know was that the woman who gave birth to me was 24 yrs old at the time, unmarried, college educated and from an upper middle class family, not the average statistic; and yet, as of 10 yrs ago, at the age of 62, 38 yrs after my birth, with the exception of my biological father with whom she was dating in 1967, had never told a living sole that I existed …

also, the severe impact of her decision, both emotionally and mentally, of the pregnancy and subsequent adoption ultimately effected all of her future relationships only allowing herself to get married once, which lasted a very short period of time, and choosing never to have any other children …

while I am forever indebted to this woman who I will never know for giving me life by choosing adoption over abortion, by doing so, what had become of hers …

my heart breaks knowing that all the hopes and dreams of that beautiful 24 yr old came to an end when she chose adoption; but do I know for certain her life would have turned out any happier had she chosen abortion, absolutely not …

however my point here is, it is very easy to judge, make uninformed assumptions, or want to protect an embryo from the side lines when it doesn’t affect your life personally, but who is thinking about the biological mother and her life …

because the truth is, regardless of age, race or social status, when placed in the situation of having to choose adoption or abortion, despite how she got there, they are both extremely difficult life altering decisions never made hastily and probably the biggest a woman will ever have to face, but make no mistake, the effects of she will continue to carry with her for the rest of her lifetime ….

and that is why it is very important to understand that ProChoice does not mean ProAbortion, it simply means ProWomen! ‪#‎TeamProWomen‬‪#‎TeamProWoman‬ ‪#‎ProChoice‬

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