Why would anyone care whether a woman has an abortion or not?

[Ms. Toad]

165. It is not just reducing unwanted pregnancies.

Some women with unwanted/unexpected pregnancies would raise the child, if they had the resources to feel confident they could provide housing, food, education, etc. - but find their own situations so precarious that it is cheaper to have an abortion (in resources, energy, etc.), even if it is not what they would want in a more equitable society.

And some women would carry to term and give the child up for adoption, but don't because of societal disapproval, lack of money for medical care, inability to take time off from work near the birth, etc.

So wanting abortions to be rare isn't just about wanting to reduce unwanted pregnancies, but it is also part of ensuring that choice doesn't just mean access to abortions - but also means access to the resources to carry a pregnancy to term (and perhaps even raise a child) if that is the choice a woman wants to make.

ETA: Choosing to have an abortion isn't a real choice if you don't have access to the resources to feel you can do anything else.