Short film about Abortion/Pro-Choice/Pro-Life: "Choices"

[ChynnaDoll2]

I think that popping a pill or grabbing for that condom (there is so many many ways to prevent this from ever having to be done) is much easier to live with everyday then to have this happen...God didnt put me on the earth to judge anyone this are just my thoughts on this sorry if i offend anyone.

[HICranberry]

@ChynnaDoll2 You have every right to express your opinions and I respect that you took the time to share your thoughts. I wish we could all effectively prevent any woman from ever having to make this difficult choice and living with this lifelong heartbreak.

[slampvids]

Pro~choice people: STOP MAKING THE ARGUMENT ABOUT THE WOMAN! Here's a bet: if any one of you can prove to me that a fetus IS NOT a human being, I will give up my pro-life argument. Try me.

[HICranberry]

@slampvids I'm not asking you to give up your pro-life argument. This is not a video about the political firebrand of pro-life v. pro-choice. This film is about the emotional journey of one woman who has had to endure the emotional repercussions of an abortion and the joy that she can still have a beautiful baby despite a past that she may regret. There is no argument being made here. This is a film about compassion.

[BabyBrunette313]

this was very powerful...

[HICranberry]

@BabyBrunette313 Thank you

[HICranberry]

@KasaiKendia Thank you so much for the kind words! This was definitely not intended to be a political piece but rather a story about one woman's emotional journey.

[KasaiKendia]

@HICranberry My pleasure, I'm pro-life, so it's good to see the opposite side not screaming at me for my opinion on abortion. I may not agree with your opinion, but it was nice to see it calmly expressed. Good video, tastefully done.

[Crushingsteps]

Any pro choice parents out there?

..not many

[HICranberry]

@Crushingsteps Shoot, I accidentally deleted the last comment from a pro-choice parent (kudos to you for speaking up!) and I wanted to second that I am a pro-choice parent as well. Pro-choice isn't about pro-abortion, it's about pro-CHOICE. If we increase and improve education and resources for women to prevent pregnancies to begin with, we wouldn't have to make this very difficult choice. But the reality is that there are instances when you have no other choice but this one.

[HICranberry]

Thank you everyone for your comments and feedback. It's so interesting to see how this film affected people and what you got out of it. It's actually an intensely personal story for me and I wanted to show that regardless of the choice you make, for every woman, it's a difficult one and it's also not the end of the world. --Joyce

[trekkicat]

having a child was the right decision for her, but it is not for all the other women

[standingontruth1]

@trekkicat To all the pro-life and pro-choice, watch this award winning documentary and see where you stand at the end.

Look up 180 movie on youtube or 180movie.com

[TheDarkSideHasTacos]

@standingontruth1, the only award that the 180 film won was an award created by the guy who made the film. It was a total waste of 33 minutes of my life. You say you're pro-life but you sure don't care about wasting everyone's life. All the video does is compare women to Hitler, stating they're a mass genocidal murderer.

[HICranberry]

@TheDarkSideHasTacos It's interesting that you should interpret the film this way, as it was not at all the intention nor the message. This film was created to help women around the world who have had to endure abortion find an emotional ally and know that there is hope for the future. To say that women are like Hitler is not only misguided but downright disrespectful.

[TheDarkSideHasTacos]

@HICranberry, No, the Hitler thing wasn't guided at this video. It was at the guy who suggested the 180 film (which does compare women who have abortions to Hitler). I found THIS video to be a pro-choice message. The woman got to make her own choices.

[HICranberry]

@trekkicat I agree. I believe at the end of the day, it's a woman's choice to do what's right for her needs and lifestyle. I think of women in domestic violence situations or poverty and think that to be a good mother, sometimes it's best not to bring a child into that world.

[Helmutlozzi]

In the end it should be up to the person herself, and not some others. This is HER choice in the matter, not some religious nutjob.

[hoffmom77]

Looks just like the ultrasound pic of my son at 12 weeks.The doc couldn't find his heartbeat with a Doppler, so we had to find out whether he was alive. His was an unintended pregnancy. We had three other kids and were struggling to make ends meet. (Still are.) I still held my breath, afraid to find out I was the mother of a dead baby.

Thankfully, there he was, alive and kicking- literally. He's three and a half today. My only son. You can't imagine all I'd have missed if he hadn't been born.

[HICranberry]

@hoffmom77 : Thank goodness he was alive and well! What a scary moment it must have been for you! I know that there are days when it seems so incredibly hard to feed all the whole family--when the bills come in and your wallet is thin. I'm right there with you! Hang in there and know that there is a reason for all these challenges that we face. Besides, as much as they eat, you can't help but just love them to pieces. Bravo to you for your strength as a woman and a mother.

[neaatotube]

nice