But, so can I. I'm not going to go into the ugly details of my sexual, physical, emotional, and mental abuse. She brought up the subject as an excuse for abortion, not I.
I think the two of you would be really great friends then, by sharing your experiences and uniting your thoughts...You would have so much to constructively discuss. I guess the point is, that nobody has a monopoly on experience...this is, after all, not a pi**ing contest.... "My 'pain' is greater than your 'pain' ", kind of thing....
There are no simple answers, only points of vuiew and individually held beliefs....
Nobody has a right to condemn anyone else, out of hand, without having walked a mile in their shoes, so to speak. How could we know - how could we genuinely, really know - just what we would do in their place?
It's really a question of Understanding, Compassion and Love.
Full stop, no matter what....
Just my view.....