Stories my mother told of women suffering and dying as a result of back-alley abortions resound in my mind today. While studying Roe v Wade as a young college student, I struggled with the pro-choice/pro-life issue.
In her wisdom, my mother (a strong Catholic) asked how I would feel if I were pregnant and forced to have an abortion. Well, of course, that would be horrible and wrong. That question led me to consider the other side of the issue. In college, I came down on the side of choice and am still on that side today, but also on the side of life.