Deedee, what is the excuse for young women? Men not taking a role is not the reason for all groups of women. That is something that goes with the values of certain groups. It also says something about the era today. Before the 60's, men did marry no matter what. Men standing up the plate only goes so far. What if I want the child and she doesn't? How is that fair to me?
I don't think that's true. The fifties had its share of unwed mothers' homes... where women went away to have their children because they would be ostracized otherwise by their communities. Ted Bundy grew up thinking his mother was his sister. There are all kinds of tragic stories from that era.
Women have been aborting children since Cleopatra's day. In the days of yore, the woman would visit the village hedgewife, receive some herbal potion and that was that. Similar poisons were available at the apothecary into the early 20th century. (Could be off a little on the timeframe). Throughout history, bastard children were shunned, and the women who had them, reviled.
I'm not giving away any personal info here because you did post it on a public forum, but will delete it if you don't want this here
... you once mentioned that you were seeing the friends of girlfriend for a specific reason. What if you had gotten two of them pregnant. Would you have been capable of taking responsibility for these children?
I'm sure many of the women who have abortions feel terrible emotional turmoil over it, are frightened, and terrified of the daunting task of raising a child alone, especially if the financial means are not available. I just don't think you can possibly understand how it must be to have something growing inside of you and all you feel is terrible fear. It isn't a simple black and white issue at all.
