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Originally Posted by goaliegirl
You are actually very wrong, abortions happened with great regularity back in the day, and the harm women faced procuring them was great, especially the poor ones who had limited choices. So not only did you have future babies dying but you also had women dying. I am pro choice because all babies should be wanted, not be a punishment and not be foisted upon women who don't want them or can not have them for a specific reason.
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I really don't believe abortions occured with any frequency back in the day. I think the frequency is hyped in order to benefit the argument. It is very easy to find stories of a girl's parents, grandparents, aunts or uncles raising a child if the mother is unable. I myself have an Aunt who married young because she had a baby coming. This seems more likely to be the norm.
If you want stories about back alley abortions you really have to look to the sex trade. In those cases there is often a question of whether either the pregnancy or the abortion was the mother's choice.
My ex-wife's grandparents were both raised in different orphanages and as adults found each other and started a family. The reason they were orphaned is unknown but, probably related to war. My point is that their lack of a loving home didn't keep them from finding love or making a home of their own. Their lives were worth the trouble.