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b_b · 4134 days ago · link · · parent · post: Sarah Ditum: Why women have a right to sex-selective abortion
I think the author takes a backwards solution to a huge problem. Instead of asking why bring a child into the world where it will be abused or disadvantaged?" We should ask, "how can we make it so the child is not abused or disadvantaged?" Her 'solution' would compound the issue rather than diffuse it. I disagree that it is a good choice. However, that said, I agree with her the in general, if abortion is to be legal, then the only thing that should matter is whether a woman wants an abortion. When a woman seeks and abortion, it is not the doctor's or society's business to ask why. When it's working properly, the law shouldn't make those moral judgments, even if we as individuals can.