Yes - by most women. There are few women who use abortion as a contraceptive and those who believe they have no other alternative in life but to have an abortion often suffer severe guilt and self loathing from undergoing this procedure.I can say it is killing to abort a life and killing to expose a newborn baby (as the Greeks practiced), both are killing, but are both held of equal moral or legal value?
Perhaps there would be less abortions - if more males accepted responsibility for their actions. Many young girls find themselves deserted by the boy who professed to care for her and the task of bringing a child up alone is too daunting, particularly if there is no family support. There are many reasons girls/women have abortions and don't just assume they regard it as a quick trip to the dentist.
How about imprisonment for males who shirk their responsibilities and leave young girls in the lurch with no support for the prospective child? How about more social services being made available to those girls who want to keep their baby but are too scared to do it on their own?
Or better still - how about those males who go around impregnating women more than once without offering emotional or financial support - get mandatory castration. That would put a stop to unwanted pregnancies and abortions. It takes two to tango.
