Quote Originally Posted by macsen rufus
I'd like to put the boot on the other foot : why do so many people choose IVF etc instead of adoption?
Im sure part of it is that there are so few babies available for adoption.

Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk
Giving birth tears a lot of structures. Probably best to not bother if you've already decided you don't want a child in any case.
Its not as those abortion is entirely risk free either.

Quote Originally Posted by doc_bean
I mean, consider the situation where you are in your early twenties and you knock your girlfriend up. A pretty common thing to happen in the world. Now for most people they'd just think about whether or not they'd keep the baby. giving it up for adoption doesn't cross 99% of the people's mind.
Why is this ? Why is there such a bias against giving away a child for adoption whilst it is considered perfectly acceptable (for a lot of people) to have an abortion ?
I think at least part of it is simple selfishness. People have sex irresponsibly and then dont want to deal with any of the consequences afterwards and want to forget about their indescretions as soon as possible. Its much easier just to make it "go away" without having too see the results of their actions.