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sexual relations must be accompanied by a responsible
recognition that the child may result.
That this result disproportionately taxes the
woman, that the man can walk out, abandoning
his responsibility to her and his child, does not
prove that it is right for the woman to do the
same. Choices that lead to greater responsibility,
greater accountability, are choices that lead to a
stronger society for women and their children, and
men as well. Choices that feed the cycle of
needless abandonment hurt us all.
Postscript: Life is about dealing intelligently and
realistically with options. Former President Gerald Ford,
also an adopted child, said this on whether or not he
misses the White House, as a result of being edged out
of the re-election campaign of 1976: "I have always
had the attitude, whatever you do, you do your best;
and if you win, fine. If you lose, there's another game
down the street." Again, I'm pro-choice in the sense
that we should let the baby decide about his or her
future naturally. How can it be otherwise?
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