I didn't take the time to read what the other people have written, so excuse me if I repeat anything that has already been said...\n\nYou have touched on the essential points.  There are so many children out there born to parents who can't or won't take care of them.  Is it fair to force that on a child?  If the mother is wise enough to recognize that she cannot properly care for a child, then kudos to her.\n\nAlso, many a mother has had to drop out of school, work two low paying part-time jobs, and basically give in to a crappy life for her and a life in daycare for her child because she is struggling to care for her child and make ends meet.  Let women choose to finish school and get a decent job before trying to bring a child into this world that they must support.\n\nAnd to all the people who disagree, how many unwanted children have they adopted?  how many hours do they spend mentoring children in foster care or in children's homes abandoned by their parents?  I would bet none of them has ever seen a child in foster care, not to mention helping any of them.  \n\nThe only demand in adoption is for healthy, white, newborn babies that come from healthy, educated parents.  There are thousands on wonderful children in foster care hoping for a home of their own.  Let's get all them adopted before we force more children to be brought into this world destined for the same fate!\n\nI will stop rambling now, but yes, it should be a choice that all women have a right to. \n\nOh yeah, and don't get me started on the fathers...how many dead beat dads are out there?  Just because the father decided today that he wants a baby doesn't mean he will be there emotionally or financially in the future.  It should be the mother's choice because the child will be her life long responsibility...