Interesting article, I think it shows how abortion defines western civilisation.

Tour attitude can be summarised in the one sentence where you write "making every woman 'choose' ".

Your kind has been forcing women to do what you want for too many years. Now they are freely choosing to do what 'they' want and not what 'you' want, you are crying foul.

Get over it, you lost. Women can chose to have a baby, or not. You are simply "anti-choice". Now go away.

"When the nature of abortion coercion has become so insidious"? No evidence of any coercion in this article, just a couple of anecdotes and a whole lot of unsubstantiated allegations. Author might like to look up the definition of 'coercion' - providing information or even a recommendation isn't included. Asking someone if their pregnancy is wanted merely provides an opening for the woman to discuss her situation if she wishes and explore her options.

What a strange article. It is almost as if the author believes that doctors are forcing women to have abortions when they don’t want to. Perhaps this is just the author projecting their own views of wanting to force women to maintain the pregnancy when they don’t want to.

It is also odd that someone who wants to take choice away from women keeps banging on about choice.

And then there are the unsubstantiated assertions: “Doctors behave as though abortion is the default response to every pregnancy” Uh evidence needed Debbie.

“With evidence of harm from abortion growing as more and more research is undertaken” citations required here

I agree with Stezza.

Thanks Stezza and Candide for reading the article, however your comments typify the kind of ideology that fails to hear the real experiences of women.

Stezza, not all women experience 'choice' when it comes to freely choosing to have children, just as they don't all experience 'choice when it comes to abortion. When a woman is told she will not be supported if she continues a pregnancy, and sees abortion as her only option, that is not choice. If abortion advocates such as yourself are going to ever demonstrate concern for all women, you need to stop dismissing the stories of women whose experiences have resulted in grief and trauma. They have a right to be heard.

Candide, the fact that you see no coercion in the examples in the article is the very reason why we need to keep presenting them. When a woman is told she cannot continue her education unless she an abortion, what would you call that? When a parent withdraws support for their daughter unless they have an abortion, what do you call that? The 'anecdotes' are real women's stories.. only 3 of hundreds.

Both of your comments highlight exactly my point. Thank you

Debbie Garratt

"When a woman is told she will not be supported if she continues a pregnancy, and sees abortion as her only option, that is not choice"

Yes it is. She clearly has a choice to continue the pregnancy without the support of whatever person demands otherwise, or, to not continue the pregnancy. There are consequences for either choice, but a choice none the less.

Seeing that you are actually responding to comments (I respect that). Could you please answer the following simple question.

Do you support the right for women to chose to have an abortion in any circumstance?