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I am in favor of abortion in many different scenarios:

When the child cannot survive without extraordinary help (i.e. Anencephaly, Crie du Chat, others) and would have no chance of a conscious life.
When a fertility-drug pregnancy results in 8 or more babies and reduction is necessary so they won't all end up unable to care for themselves.
When the woman makes the decision that she can't care for a baby at that point in her life.
When the pregnant woman is in fact a pregnant child.
When the pregnant woman is in fact not competent to care for herself (i.e. mental retardation)
When other circumstances come together such that bringing the child to full term would result in a life that is significantly and materially impossible to maintain and improve for mother and child AND the mother chooses to abort.

I will say that I do not believe in forced abortions if the pregnant woman is capable of making an informed and reasoned decision. (I don't think 11 year olds and the profoundly retarded are capable of making an informed and reasoned decision about the rest of their lives. And no, I'm not equating an 11 year old with a profoundly handicapped person....)

There are good reasons for abortion, and sometimes it's the only decision that can be made.

Politicat