But in an imperfect world, with all the complexity and factors that have to be weighed, I fervently believe that the mother is the one who should make the choice and will defend her right to do so. If a pregnancy is to be terminated - the earlier the better, and the less invasive the better. Medically safe options must be available. When properly used, RU-486 is better than later alternatives. We need to work as a society on teaching values, self respect, sex education, contraception, creating opportunities for individuals to succeed, strengthening families, meaningful marriages, and responsible parenting.
Adoption is still an option.
But governmental fiscal policy will not stop abortions - and if medically safe options are not available we're just placing the mother in a position of great potential risk. It's worse to loose 2 than to loose 1. In this compendium of his lectures, Virchow introduced the use of microscopy for the study of human diseases. To a major extent, Virchow was helpful to the disciplines of veterinary medicine and pathology. Virchow, a scholarly physician, respected veterinary research, supported governmental veterinary education, and provided a role model for the veterinarians who were drafting control legislation of contagious diseases in livestock.