In a well-known pro-choice book,an author who observed in an abortion clinic told of the abortion decision of a young women who already had a two year old. Lamenting the fact that she could not have her baby and stay financially afloat, the woman said:
“This is my decision but not my choice.”
Chalker R. and Downes, C. “A Woman’s Book of Choices: Abortion, Menstrual Extraction, RU-486” (Four Walls Eight Windows, New York 1992) Quoted in an essay by Catherine Spencer
The truth is, many women have abortions not because they are deciding without qualms that they don’t want a baby, but, rather, that they see themselves in a hopeless situation, and feel they have no other choice. Or, just as often, they are pressured by other people (usually the baby’s father) into having the abortion.
To read more about coerced abortions, go here.
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