Comments on: Abortion & Motherhood: Feminism’s Choice? (by Lerryn Kidd) http://theaccidentalextrovert.com/2014/03/01/abortion-motherhood-feminisms-choice-by-lerryn-kidd/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 03:22:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The End (of Upside Down Feminism Week!) | http://theaccidentalextrovert.com/2014/03/01/abortion-motherhood-feminisms-choice-by-lerryn-kidd/#comment-554 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 16:57:56 +0000 http://theaccidentalextrovert.com/?p=2841#comment-554 […] Abortion & Motherhood: Feminism’s Choice?, Lerryn Kidd  […]

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By: Devin http://theaccidentalextrovert.com/2014/03/01/abortion-motherhood-feminisms-choice-by-lerryn-kidd/#comment-547 Sat, 01 Mar 2014 22:39:47 +0000 http://theaccidentalextrovert.com/?p=2841#comment-547 This is an interesting perspective and a pro-women version of the pro-life ideas (which is rare), but I can’t help but think that being pro-life is still a restrictive force on women. If we’re leaving personhood out of the equation (as you do in this post), then I fail to see how forcing women to carry out pregnancy gives them any agency or choice.

I am troubled by the statement, “Abortion only perpetuates the idea that pregnancy inhibits a woman’s career,” mainly because, yes, pregnancy does hurt career options for women. It is difficult enough to raise a child considering all the different expenses involved–financial, physical, and emotional–and expecting women to be able to handle all those different tolls is unfair to them.

(By the way, I appreciate the shout-out)

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