More complicated than "choice"

A friend and women's rights activist, Gretchen Dyer--who, along with another close friend, runs an abortion fund in North Texas--recently wrote an opinion piece on abortion rights for the Dallas Morning News. The article highlights the complexities behind the idea of abortion as a "choice" and argues that for many women--at least for the hundreds of women that contact the fund--abortion is not merely a choice, but a necessity. I find "choice" a term too casual to represent the critical decision each of them must make. Raising children demands time, money, energy and health. Under the best of circumstances, it's challenging for one person to provide all of this; under difficult circumstances, it can be impossible. Read the full article in the Dallas Morning News. It's subscription only, so if you don't have one, use mine: Email: knickfunk@hotmail.com; Password: thecookup.