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It sounds like you assume your mother would have chosen to abort
Mary Anne — (archived)

Even in cases of great hardship, this is often not the case. There are many factors in a decision of such importance: family relationships, relationship with the father, community attitude, community connections, religious background, financial situation, other children, general health, emotional health, age, educational level and history, mobility, genetic history, and availability of care and support are only a few.

Women's reactions to pregnancy are very complex and highly personal. To say that your mother, had she been given a clear choice, would have chosen to abort you is a viewpoint uninformed by anything but logic: it sounds so easy, so of course it must be the favored alternative. What sounds easy and simple to people who haven't been there frequently is neither.

And maybe (understanding that I have no knowledge of what kind of relationship you have with your mother) she had a clear choice, and she chose you.

Regards--
Mary Anne

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