Whilst it's difficult to accept that life is viable in different circumstances, the fact remains that all women are entitled to choose. I have been lucky never to have known a doctor who will abort a healthy fetus after 12 weeks unless there are circumstances to indicate it is medically for the best.

In my experience every effort is made to counsel the mother and consider alternatives.

Morality is a difficult standpoint here because whilst I agree we must be responsible as humans and healthcare practitioners, the rights of the mother are paramount. Her body, her choice.

I would honestly prefer to prevent an unwanted neglected unloved child enter the world. Clinically, termination of pregnancy is effective and swift. To go ahead with a pregnancy and spend the next 18 years abusing and destroying that childs life is far more immorral and has far reaching consequences.

Society must take responsibility for educating it's population in their attitudes and responsibilities to sex before we can sit in judgement of those who find themselves having to deal with the consequences.