I think abortion is something that often isn't taken lightly by the women contemplating it.
Certainly not a method of birth control, surely anyone that still thinks that is well behind the times.
What do I personally think? I think that if the female was raped, or otherwise sexually interfered with, she can be excused for think about the abortion, even with the tiny life inside her, think about the fact a monster has done to her, even though child isn't to blame, this was not planned, could the child be resented if she keeps it?
I have one personal experience of a woman I worked with years ago that was raped by the step father when age 14 years. She kept the child, had more with different men over the years, approx 6 in total but she was a very good mother that cared, worked hard. Just didn't stay with the men, perhaps the rape did that to her. Anyway her son from that crime turned out well, she thought the world of him and he gave her first grandchild.
True story ... But how many could do this and live with it? No right or wrong in that situation if the female has been abused, just so long as the kid isn't punished for the father's actions, they could even adopt, foster or if really desperate knock on some nice person's door and leave the kid.
Next I believe if the birth could kill the mother and it can't be C sectioned then it's a valid point, or if the child has severe birth defects and won't have a quality life.
Again these are reasons I would understand for having an abortion.
Okay with this all said and done, here in the UK the abortion laws are terrible. They allow a woman to abort very late indeed info the pregnancy, I don't know the figure off hand but I know it's one of the highest in europe.
That is when the child bid fully developed, it's not a foetus anymore, and that doesn't sit well with me. So, if a woman does consider abortion, please do so very early on, not months down the road.
I have also known a woman that had 3 abortions early on just because she didn't want any kids. I found it hard to take, and at that point yes the father should have rights should he not? He helped make the child, so all those issues exist, except in the early examples involving rape and anyone underage.
Most women would not consider an abortion from all the ones I have known, including friends, work colleague's, and families but you will have some in the minority.
Less developed nations with poor access to birth control may see it as a solution, but nations with strict laws like Poland don't allow much wiggle room except if the child has birth defects or a result from rape, underage.
I see lots of Polish protest lately due to tightening up that law, but it was sensible to protect the child and balance a woman's genuine need for the process i.e if raped, underage, child deformed otherwise why would anyone want to abort? It then grinds my gears, more so as stated if they leave it late and the UK is disgraceful in it's law for allowing that.