Catholic Beliefs On Abortion Analysis

I grew up with Catholic grandparents who strongly believed and followed what the Bible says. For example, they believed that abortion was wrong because they thought that an unborn was a person like any of us, and for them God was the only one who could decide for the life of someone. I still remember my grandfather telling me, “"Truly children are a gift from the Lord; the fruit of the womb is a reward" (Psalm 127:3). They made me grow up with this belief, and I slowly started becoming a strong supporter against abortion. I never questioned them about their opinion because they made me believe in what they thought was right for me. Because of my Catholic beliefs, I started to often judge and not respect women who decided to take the decision of abortion without knowing what story was behind their decision. Later on, however, I …show more content…
I could not understand why I was so disrespectful with people who had different opinions from me, and I did not see it. Maybe, it was because my grandparents never mentioned me that sometime people have their own strong reason to take hard decisions even though if they don’t want. Listening to her made me think that I could also live a similar life like Ana and I would like that other people respect my choices even though they don’t agree with me. In that moment, I realized that I was doing wrong by judging other people’s choices. I told Ana that she was a strong woman for taking that decision. Her honesty made me tell her about my views of abortion. She understood my beliefs, and she told me that years ago she used to think like me, but unlucky situations sometimes made us to do things differently. I respected her for sharing her story with me. Finally, I thanked and told her that her story changed my attitude about not wanting to respect other people’s