Choosing Life

Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that Joni Ernst is going to be the first woman to represent Iowa in the US Senate. Ms Ernst is also a wildly conservative Republican and is passionate about the pro-life movement.

A lot of my friends are, for a lack of better words, pissed off that she won last night and claim that the women in Iowa will no longer have basic rights and that we are now stuck in the 1800's for the next six years. I understand both sides of this argument, I really do, but I think people are labeling Ernst's view on pro-life incorrectly.

She is not against women and their right to choose. She is FOR the child and their right to life. 

Say what you will about when life actually starts, be is at conception or when they first come out of the womb. Joni obviously believes that life begins at conception and I have to agree with her. Why is it OK for an expectant mother to rejoice the moment she finds out she is pregnant and begin dreaming of this future child's life, but if you are raped you get to decide that the life you are carrying isn't really a life at the time of conception? Does a life that begins from what is clearly an awful event not deserve the same sort of chance of life? 

Obviously for me this is a really sensitive subject and I know that I will have a lot of people against my own views on the subject, but I thank God every day that my sweet Charlie is here. I don't care how she came to be, I'm just so happy she is in this world and I get to know her. My situation started with a horrible event but look at how much goodness has come out of it. When you see the face of this beautiful child, you know that choosing life is the best option. 

Yes, it is hard to carry a child that you aren't ready for but it's a small portion of your life that goes by all too quickly. And when you think about the parents you can make so happy by placing a child in their arms, you can literally change their lives. Nothing about it is easy...but I can't imagine that it is easy to have an abortion either. Living with that would be so hard. I think it would be harder than going through a pregnancy and adoption process, honestly. 

In the end, I regret nothing. Choosing life is the most important thing I have ever done with my life. I am thankful that more children will be getting the right to life here in Iowa.

Cos this is the face of a girl who is ready to live....and ready to party!!

xoxo