Claire Culwell's biological mother found out she was pregnant when she was thirteen, thinking she was carrying only one baby in her womb. Claire's mother grew up in a broken home and her mother forced her to have an abortion at five months old. Claire's mother believed the abortion was successful, so she continued with her life. But four weeks later, a friend told her something was wrong and told her she should go back to the doctor. That's when she discovered she was still pregnant. Claire survived, but unfortunately, her twin did not. Two weeks later, Claire was born. She weighed only three pounds, two ounces and suffered from club feet and dislocated hips due to her twin's abortion. Claire's mother put her up for adoption. She spent two and a half months in the hospital on life support. After leaving the hospital, complications from the abortion still affected Claire. She had to have casts to correct her club feet and a harness on her hips to put them back into place. Over the next two years, Claire was subjected to several casts, even body casts, to help her get back on her feet. She says: “My life is a testimony that there are wonderful alternatives to abortion (like adoption in my case) and that an accident/unwanted child always deserves life, even a disabled child...L Abortion still affects me today. All this to say that life is always worth it. If my life can touch just one person who has had an abortion or is considering abortion or adoption, then I have accomplished my goal in the pro-life movement. (liveactionnews.org)I do not support abortion. I believe this is a murder that takes the life of an innocent baby who had neither the choice nor the chance to live. I chose this topic because I want... middle of paper ...... daughter if the mother was raped. In my opinion, abortion should only be legal if the mother has been raped or her life is threatened if she continues the pregnancy. There are so many negative effects and the way abortions are done is just cruel. It should not be used as birth control, but it should be used in emergency situations like rape or medical issues that could potentially kill the mother. (wikipedia.org using information and colors from abortion-pre1973.png by Patstuart who credited stateline.org). I believe that abortion is cruel, but I also believe that it is cruel to force a woman who has been raped to bear a child that has been forced on her. With all the negative physical effects, from hemorrhage to death, and psychological effects, from depression to PTSD, these are serious consequences. reasons why pregnant women considering abortion should consider other options.