This business about "Abortion"

[Maxmars]

Being forced to carry the child of your rapist (or someone you absolutely hate) certainly is oppressive.

You're looking at it from a man's perspective.  Try looking at it from the viewpoint of someone who's basically chattel, who has no say in who she marries and who can't get out of an arranged relationship.

Agreed.  It is not fair for people to be chattel and not have a say in how their lives take form.  "Rape" is one of those things that makes it not just understandable, but from the perspective in the very least of the victim, justifiable. I can't divorce myself from empathy in this regard.  However, each person's choice is their own to make.  No one wants a right to get raped... so any victim's consequences of it are likely to be equally abhorrent.

But how many abortions are brought about by rape?  We know that is not the predominant reason for abortion.  Just as 'saving a mother's life (or abuse incest) is not 'usual in these decisions... many are more 'casual' and 'run of the mill' reasons... "Not me, not now."  Those abortions are an equal response to a nonexistent 'offense.'  I offer the same idea... exigent circumstances allow for extreme remedies... but how many abortions are due to exigent circumstances?

(Not trying to be contrary here... we are generally on the same page... but the discussion would not be complete if we didn't visit this aspect of it.)