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I had an abortion when I was 16 (20+ years ago) I have regretted not having the courage to give my baby up for adoption. The person I am now is disgusted by the decision my 16 year old self made. I wish I would have went to my parents - but thought "I knew better."

I could not (up until recently) forgive myself enough to have a child with my husband - I just told everyone that we didn't want children - the fact was - I didn't feel worthy to have children because I killed my first.

Psychologically the abortion messed me up!

Now, I am completely pro-life and can really see no true reason to kill unborn babies especially for the sake of birth control.

posted 3 years, 8 months ago
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I am employed and insured - between my employer and my self we together pay just over $1000/month (I pay $228 they pay $836) for my husband and I (both 37). I am planning on quitting my job in a few months and have been shopping for health insurance that my husband's small business can purchase - and we have found very affordable health insurance through ehealthinsurance.com anywhere from $65.00 - $424.00/month depending on how much deductible and frills you purchase. This is much more affordable than the health care I am now getting through my employer because they are purchasing plans that can suit hundreds of employees rather than getting a plan tailored to my specific needs that would keep my insurance costs down. So I don't quite understand why there are so many uninsured - have they just not shopped around? I do not support universal health care that limits my choices in health care. I would only want universal health care that covers people who truly can not afford insurance, such as children, disabled, elderly, and very poor. For everyone else, it is personal responsibility to take care of your needs, such as housing, food and healthcare.

posted 3 years, 9 months ago
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