Maybe You Should Be A Little More Pro-Choice Than You Currently Are
Did you know that most women who have abortions do so because they feel as if they don’t have any other choice?
Am I the only one who catches the irony in that?
Most women who have abortions do so because they feel as if they don’t have any other choice.
This actually makes sense . . . after all, are there really any women out there who say, “Gee, I sure do hope I get to have an abortion one day!”?
Not likely.
No woman wants to find themselves in the position of considering an abortion.
But approximately half of all pregnancies are unintentional, and approximately half of those pregnancies end in abortion.
The overwhelming majority (more than 90%) of women who do have abortions do so for personal reasons (in other words, not for medical reasons and not because they’ve been a victim of sexual assault). Those personal reasons most commonly include feeling that they do not have the financial resources to bring up a child, believing that they are not ready for the responsibility of raising a child, feeling that their life would change too dramatically if they had a child (for example they might believe that they would need to give up their education or their career), believing that they are too young or not mature enough to be a mother, or knowing that they already have all the children they want.
Of course you may be thinking to yourself that such concerns could easily be addressed by putting the baby up for adoption, but very often these women feel pressured to have an abortion. Sometimes the pressure is direct—either from her parents or from the father of the baby—and sometimes it is more indirect—such as from the fear of what will happen if others find out that she is pregnant. (The short prologue for Living in Defiance details the reality of some of those fears and can be read in its entirety for free by following this link to Amazon and simply selecting “Click to Look Inside”.)
What would happen if every woman who found herself in the midst of a crisis pregnancy was able to easily secure all of the financial and emotional support needed to see that pregnancy through?
What can we do to help them choose life?
Am I the only one who catches the irony in that?
Most women who have abortions do so because they feel as if they don’t have any other choice.
This actually makes sense . . . after all, are there really any women out there who say, “Gee, I sure do hope I get to have an abortion one day!”?
Not likely.
No woman wants to find themselves in the position of considering an abortion.
But approximately half of all pregnancies are unintentional, and approximately half of those pregnancies end in abortion.
The overwhelming majority (more than 90%) of women who do have abortions do so for personal reasons (in other words, not for medical reasons and not because they’ve been a victim of sexual assault). Those personal reasons most commonly include feeling that they do not have the financial resources to bring up a child, believing that they are not ready for the responsibility of raising a child, feeling that their life would change too dramatically if they had a child (for example they might believe that they would need to give up their education or their career), believing that they are too young or not mature enough to be a mother, or knowing that they already have all the children they want.
Of course you may be thinking to yourself that such concerns could easily be addressed by putting the baby up for adoption, but very often these women feel pressured to have an abortion. Sometimes the pressure is direct—either from her parents or from the father of the baby—and sometimes it is more indirect—such as from the fear of what will happen if others find out that she is pregnant. (The short prologue for Living in Defiance details the reality of some of those fears and can be read in its entirety for free by following this link to Amazon and simply selecting “Click to Look Inside”.)
What would happen if every woman who found herself in the midst of a crisis pregnancy was able to easily secure all of the financial and emotional support needed to see that pregnancy through?
What can we do to help them choose life?
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