The issue of abortion is not a simple black and white problem. There are many layers and many factors which have to be taken into account when discussing it. For example, take a junkie on the streets of any major city. THis person shuffles back and forth between she;ters and flop houses. One night while she is passed out she is raped. She falls deeper into despair and does more and more drugs. three or four months later she recognizes the fact that she has not had a period and has put on some weight. She also recognizes that she has been sick more than usual. She goes to a clinic, gets tested and finds out she's pregnant. She also finds out she has AIDS and knows that her baby will probably have AIDS too. She can't afford an abortion, as she is homeless and has no money. SHe goes ahead and continues the pregnancy and goes into labor 6 weeks early, delivering a 4 1/2 pound baby with breathing problems. BAby is HIV and a drug addicted baby who screams and screams from the pain of withdrawl. This baby might grow up to have a normal life, but the odds are stacked against him. He will have a significantly lower IQ than other kids his age, if not some serious mental retardation. He could have a spina bifida from poor maternal nutrition in utero. He will have attention and anger problems which will give him the label of ADD or ADHD. He will have mood disturbances, violent outbursts and his chances of becomeing a criminal one day are very high. THese things occur even in light of serious psychological interventions that he will have throughout his life. Do you want to adopt her drug addicted baby? I think not. The facct is, nobody will adopt her drug addicted and malformed baby. Thisi is why I believe adoption is not an option in all cases.