They have betrayed the majority of working women - who want to have children. Abortion allows men to escape responsibility for their own sexual behavior. A man whose child is aborted is relieved of the requirement that he support his children. It is not surprising that the Playboy Foundation is a major supporter of abortion rights, because abortion is a natural consequence of the Playboy's ideal of uncommitted, anonymous sex without consequences. By accepting this patriarchal world view, these feminists have capitulated to male dominance.
Feminism is part of a larger philosophy that values all life.
Truly liberated women reject abortion because they reject the male world view that accepts violence as a legitimate solution to conflict. Feminism is, properly, part of a larger philosophy that values all life. Feminists believe that all human beings have inherent worth and that this worth cannot be conferred or denied by another. True feminist thinking recognizes the interdependence of all living things and the responsibility we all have for one another. This feminism rejects the male view that sees all individuals as functioning separately from their fellows, in mutual competition.