My Friend’s Horrific Experience—Rape (Trigger Warning!!)

I have always had strong views on abortion and conception. Most of this is due to my family and our religious beliefs. I had always been taught that abortion is wrong and should not be tolerated. I was highly pro-life and believed that life began at conception.  The thought of killing an innocent unborn child was awful to me. I was very opinionated and closed-minded when it came to abortion. I would often dismiss the topic because I didn't want to hear any pro-choice advocate’s reasoning. I can now say that one significant experience opened my eyes and made me “think twice” about my pessimistic ways.

One of my mom’s friend’s daughters had to go through a traumatic experience. One night her and some friends had went to some guy’s apartment to pre-game for the night then they were going out. Yeah, she was a little drunk but nothing she couldn't handle. At the bar, one of the guy’s they were with offered to buy her a drink—she gladly accepted. Little did she know that this drink would be the end to her good night. Shortly after drinking the drink she remembers feeling dizzy but thought it was just because she was drunk. Turns out she didn't have any recognition of what happened later in the night… The next morning when she woke up she was in an unfamiliar shed type building with blood on her pants and severe pain. She immediately called for help and eventually made her way to the hospital where she had an examination and rape kit test done on her. She was given a Plan B type pill (not sure actually what kind). . Long story short, she did not end up pregnant from this experience, but it definitely made me think twice. What if she would have? Carrying that baby through pregnancy would have been a constant reminder of that horrific experience. Why should any girl have to be forced to carry this unwanted child? Being drugged and raped is in itself a big enough issue, without the added stress of pregnancy. So this situation made me think twice. I would have probably considered abortion just as many others would have. I can truthfully say I am much more open-minded on the topic now.