You're right, you only have my word for it. And you only have festive1's word for her situation, too. No doubt we're both in the habit of sharing deeply personal information on public internet boards for the sake of having you on. And yes, an abortion in the late 70s -- though I've no idea what difference that makes. The "morning after" pill is great if you're a woman who is informed enough to know it exists. I'll bet quite a few young women TODAY are not aware of this option.
You assert that "the majority of abortions happen because people were irresponsible," and it would be "nice" if we would just agree with that statement. Sorry, but I haven't seen you offer any factual support for your assertion -- nor was it something I was arguing against. I simply said that "unexpected pregnancies" occur.
I'm not going on a big ol' hunt for statistics and facts, but I will say that I know a lot of women who have had abortions. And I run with a fairly average crowd of people. Virtually all of the women I know who have discussed this with me say they became pregnant because of defective birth control. One was raped. By her husband. So yes; these are empirical observations, but I think they are common. They would be in your circle, too, I believe. All I'm trying to get YOU to acknowledge is that "unexpected pregnancies" DO happen. That was the snide-ish comment that started all this off, wasn't it?
You assert that "the majority of abortions happen because people were irresponsible," and it would be "nice" if we would just agree with that statement. Sorry, but I haven't seen you offer any factual support for your assertion -- nor was it something I was arguing against. I simply said that "unexpected pregnancies" occur.
I'm not going on a big ol' hunt for statistics and facts, but I will say that I know a lot of women who have had abortions. And I run with a fairly average crowd of people. Virtually all of the women I know who have discussed this with me say they became pregnant because of defective birth control. One was raped. By her husband. So yes; these are empirical observations, but I think they are common. They would be in your circle, too, I believe. All I'm trying to get YOU to acknowledge is that "unexpected pregnancies" DO happen. That was the snide-ish comment that started all this off, wasn't it?
