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Originally Posted by SKL
Unfortunately, there are people who counsel pregnant women / teens that the only responsible choice is abortion. There are also some who have stated a belief that young people who cannot afford to care for a child should not even have a choice, but should be forced to abort. I am sorry but I have seen this and I do not believe it is rare.
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You are probably right--there are people who counsel that way. I concede. And the thought of forced abortion is sickening, regardless. Being forced to keep the baby by the gov't is pretty disturbing, too.
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Originally Posted by SKL
I feel another thing at work with "reproductive health" advocates dissing adoption is defensiveness. When we say "adoption is the loving option," etc., defensive people may hear this as "abortion is the callous option" and look for ways to attack this suggestion.
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They should get defensive. It IS the callous option! As I said, I'm pro-choice, as I could never tell another woman what's right for her, but I personally despise it.
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Whatever the true motivation, I feel that the article in question was not motivated by love or caring. It was not written by anyone who ever experienced or understood the emotions that adoptive parents go through during a long adoption process, nor witnessed the trauma and long-term struggles of a child who was adopted at a relatively older age.
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Totally agree!