Anna Runkle is a former Planned Parenthood abortion counselor who wrote a book giving advice to women considering abortion. She says:
“When I counsel pregnant teenagers who are leaning toward parenting, I often find they have unrealistic ideas about babies, their future, and their male partner. “I know my boyfriend is going to be there for me,” these girls will typically assure me. “I’m pretty sure we’ll get married and have a nice house.” The short time period during which girls must decide about their pregnancies is no time for denial and vagueness… 80% of teens who have their babies drop out of high school… If you’re thinking about becoming a mom, ask yourself honestly if you have the family support and self-discipline to devote almost all your waking hours to classes, studies, and caring for a baby.
No matter what your boyfriend says, you should know that relationships between mothers and their male partners almost never last, no matter how good the relationship is now. Girls should never count on support from their male partner. Precious few even participate financially in the child’s life, even though they are required to by law.”
Anna Runkle In Good Conscience: A Practical, Emotional, and Spiritual Guide to Deciding Whether to Have an Abortion (San Francisco: Jossey–Bass Publishers, 1998) 128
This one-sided advice encourages teens to choose abortion. By telling young girls their boyfriends will leave them and they will drop out of school, Runkle is encouraging them to choose abortion for their babies.
