Agreed.  I would go as far as saying no woman I know took the choice lightly.  Further, no woman I have spoken with -- or pro choice man, for that matter -- considers termination a viable alternative to birth control.

But young women and their mates make mistakes, and some people are faced with the difficult choice of ending a pregnancy because of a serious and non-treatable birth defect.

Better that the children brought into this world are loved and wanted -- and that the parents have the emotional intelligence and resources to give them a proper chance in life.