Pro-Choice author Sumi Hoshiko says:
“Besides the difficulty of raising a child by oneself, being a single mother has definite implications for the relationships a woman can find. It sharply curtails her flexibility and freedom, closing off opportunities for the activities and full social life which would enable her to find a mate. If she is housebound with young ones in playpens or highchairs, even seeing friends, taking a class, or going to a party pose logistical challenges. If she does decide to try, the cost of a babysitter may make an evening out so expensive it becomes a luxury reserved for rare occasions… She may find being confined to the house makes her more awkward and shy on the occasions she finds herself in an adult social situation. This uncertainty of whether she is a desirable partner may then become a barrier to meeting someone new.”
Sumi Hoshiko Our Choices: Women’s Personal Decisions about Abortion (New York: Harrington Park Press, 1993) 19
She gives this as reasons for a woman to get an abortion.
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