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Originally posted by AlphaGamDiva
Please do not tell me that you think abortion is the only option for people who do not wish to keep their child...there are millions of people out there who WANT children and are unable to have them. These "irresponsible" individuals can put their child up for adoption, and in a lot of cases can even have their medical bills paid for if need be. All I'm saying is that the very least a pregnant couple can do if they do not want to keep it is to carry it to term, grant it life, and give it to someone who wants to raise it.
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You raise a valid point, but a friend of mine is a social worker who told me that *most* couples who are trying to adopt a child are very specific that they want an infant who is the same race they are and whose mother sought pre-natal care and leads a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. It is THOSE babies that people are jumping through hoops to adopt (not always of course, but this seems to be the norm). What about the children who don't fit this criteria? I am NOT saying that because these children are not easily adoptable that they are expendable or that they should be aborted (I do not personally endorse abortion), but I am just tired of hearing this same adoption argument over and over because there ARE plenty of babies and children out there who need good homes. They're just not the "chosen ones".