Abortion patients were offended and angered by what they had to confront after making this difficult decision. Abortion patients and their partners are a motivated voting bloc. When anti-abortion philosophers suggest that women seeking abortion are irresponsible, childless, selfish people who are merely inconvenienced by pregnancy, they are simply wrong. More interesting is that they seem to be advocating that irresponsible, selfish people should become parents. Bearing and raising a child involves a deep, lasting commitment.
Women know that.
Rather, abortions happen because women need this option to protect themselves and their families. As a society, we must consider the implications of any law that tells an individual she ought not consider her personal and family responsibilities. Such laws are not only hypocritical, but also counterproductive and potentially very dangerous.