I frequently hear "pro-life" Democrats/liberals say they think the solution to abortion is to deal with the causes of abortion.
They'll tell you abortion is caused by things like poverty, poor birth control education, and social stigmas against unwed mothers. And, of course, the solution to this situation is to have free and liberal abortion laws while throwing lots of money at these problems.
If that is the cause of abortion, maybe, just maybe, that will help. But if it's not?
What if abortion is caused by selfishness?
If a woman has an abortion because "I'm not ready" or "this will interfere with my plans," what will ever change that? As long as people expect the world to revolve around them, there will always be inconvenient babies, and abortion will always be a useful tool to protect their self-interest.
We cannot get rid of abortion by making it no longer "necessary." It will only go away when it is no longer acceptable.
They'll tell you abortion is caused by things like poverty, poor birth control education, and social stigmas against unwed mothers. And, of course, the solution to this situation is to have free and liberal abortion laws while throwing lots of money at these problems.
If that is the cause of abortion, maybe, just maybe, that will help. But if it's not?
What if abortion is caused by selfishness?
If a woman has an abortion because "I'm not ready" or "this will interfere with my plans," what will ever change that? As long as people expect the world to revolve around them, there will always be inconvenient babies, and abortion will always be a useful tool to protect their self-interest.
We cannot get rid of abortion by making it no longer "necessary." It will only go away when it is no longer acceptable.
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