Adoption is not an alternative to abortion.

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69. Don't know where you got that; presumably from a different conversation

I sure didn't get that from boston bean's reply to your comment.

Whatever else has been said on the matter, I strongly agree with the OP on these 2 items:

1) Adoption is NOT remotely equivalent to abortion in the consequences for the woman, and therefore is not a simple alternative (as in "just pick a or b ... why can't you just pick b?&quot

2) There are certainly people who argue that women should not consider abortion in any case if live birth is possible, because "adoption is a(n) ("better&quot option".

The idea that adoption is a "better" option is complete bullshit, in my opinion. In theory and mostly in fact (although not always, unfortunately), an abortion is a medical decision that is between a woman and her doctor, and protected (again, in theory) by the rules of HIPAA. A woman who gives birth and gives the baby up for adoption, cedes her privacy in the matter FOREVER and IRREVOCABLY. So the consequences are much greater. This is why the right-wing wants abortion to be as difficult to obtain as possible: they see it as "too easy" for the woman to avoid being shamed for having an unwanted pregnancy.