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...poster states “abortion is never the right choice for a woman.” I would beg to differ. Abortion is never an easy choice, but that is the only absolute that can be applied to it. When a woman is not ready for motherhood, it should not be forced on her. Despite what some may think, abortion is not birth control for the lazy playgirl. It is not something women plan to have repeatedly because they haven’t bothered to get a prescription for the pill. Any time that a woman considers abortion...

Author: By Karen R. Taylor, | Title: What Women Deserve | 11/10/2003 | See Source »

...percent graduating from college by the age of 30. Even if they choose to give their child up for adoption, women who give birth at a young age have a higher maternal death rate and are more susceptible to obesity and hypertension as adults than those who delayed motherhood even into their 20s. For women who do have abortions, according to Planned Parenthood, “serious, long term emotional problems are rare, and less frequent than with childbirth.” And is it truly in the best interest of the child? Children of teenage parents are more likely...

Author: By Karen R. Taylor, | Title: What Women Deserve | 11/10/2003 | See Source »

...aren’t the anti-abortion activists who intimidate girls into motherhood also there to help them through it? Why did I know people who had to leave high school so they could hold down the multiple jobs they needed to support their children? Why doesn’t HRL offer free day care? If anti-choice groups would deny women comprehensive family planning, they should be there to help them through the motherhood they might not be ready for. The Crisis Pregnancy Centers that HRL advertises do offer many helpful services for pregnant women, but these...

Author: By Karen R. Taylor, | Title: What Women Deserve | 11/10/2003 | See Source »

Women deserve better than to be forced into motherhood when they know they are not ready...

Author: By Karen R. Taylor, | Title: What Women Deserve | 11/10/2003 | See Source »

...just stay at home." She started a tiny catalog business selling suits made by a New Hampshire sample maker out of fabric Matthias bought retail. The first catalog brought in $3,000 in sales. Last year the enterprise, which now includes 1,000 stores in three price ranges (Motherhood, Mimi Maternity and A Pea in the Pod), grossed half a billion dollars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Expect the Best | 9/1/2003 | See Source »

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