91% Of Women Who Were Denied Abortion Raise Their Children Just Fine

 FAITH

MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH

'Millions of unwanted children' go into foster care system is a myth

By Around the Web
Published April 27, 2024 at 12:34pm

(LIFENEWS) – Some people believe if a woman gives birth only because she couldn’t get an abortion, she’s likely to be an incompetent, neglectful, or abusive mother.

We see versions of this idea from pro-choicers, for example when they assume abortion restrictions will mean “millions of unwanted children” go into the foster care system. 

We’ve seen versions of this idea from pro-lifers, for example in abortion regulations from the 1970s that intended to automatically terminate parental rights for any infant born alive after an attempted abortion (this provision was found unconstitutional).

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Those who care about women, children, and families should actively disavow the idea that women who can’t abort will not love or care for their children. 

It’s a myth. 

The Turnaway Study found that of women who give birth after being denied abortion, 91% raise their children themselves (9% place for adoption). 

Of those who raise their children themselves, 91% emotionally bond to their babies normally, and 98% say they no longer wish they’d gotten an abortion.

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