Sometimes people who are vehemently pro-choice have had abortions themselves, and are trying to justify their choice by championing other people’s abortions. Two former pro-choice activists said the following:
From a woman identified as Kelly:
“The first two years after my abortion, I was probably the strongest pro-choice supporter you could find. It was my way of making sure that what I had done was right. I often wonder about some of the louder pro-choice voices out there, because I remember feeling like that. You have to keep telling everybody that you did the right thing.”
From a woman identified as Elizabeth:
“I was a big contributor to Planned Parenthood and NARAL. It was like: this must be the right position because I have to be okay; if not… I’d have to look at what I’ve done.”
Frederica Mathews-Green. Real Choices: Offering Practical, Life-Affirming Alternatives to Abortion (Sisters, Oregon: Multnomah Books, 1994) 117
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