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Originally Posted by als463
Victims of domestic violence are not irresponsible, I agree. Drug addicts ARE irresponsible. Also, being young is not an excuse.
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Drug addicts are responsible for the decision to try drugs. They are not responsible for sex they do not consent to, and I'm betting that's the case with many of those women. Not to mention the ones that buy drugs with their bodies. I have compassion for that. That can't be something they started out thinking they'd do and certainly it can't be what they want. And personally, I refuse to be so hard on "being young". Teenagers are stupid, no one can deny that, but I doubt these were teens with supportive families or access to healthcare either for themselves or their unborn babies. I know had I gotten knocked up as a teen I'd be terrified enough, and I would have had angry but supportive parents, healthcare, and eventually a college education. I don't know how those without deal rationally.
Basically the type of women that went to this clinic for late abortions on the cheap were likely (at least in general) not black and white cases of irresponsible unprotected sex.