A lot of argument in this debate has been along the lines of "some women/girls are too young or ill-equipped to raise children". If that is the case, there's always the option of adoption.
I have several good friends who were adopted, a couple of them were born in Asian countries where socio-economic conditions are obviously more difficult for women than they are in America. I know they are grateful that their mothers chose to go through 9 months of pregnancy and the pain of labor, all for a child they knew they would never see again. My adopted friends who are women have told me they would never have an abortion because, basically, their mother was in the exact same position at one point, and that aborted baby could have been them.
I am more likely to support an abortion if the woman's life is physically in danger. And this has happened within the confines of marriage, so no more arguments about that based off of this post.
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Date: 2004-04-28 07:41 am (UTC)I have several good friends who were adopted, a couple of them were born in Asian countries where socio-economic conditions are obviously more difficult for women than they are in America. I know they are grateful that their mothers chose to go through 9 months of pregnancy and the pain of labor, all for a child they knew they would never see again. My adopted friends who are women have told me they would never have an abortion because, basically, their mother was in the exact same position at one point, and that aborted baby could have been them.
I am more likely to support an abortion if the woman's life is physically in danger. And this has happened within the confines of marriage, so no more arguments about that based off of this post.