TOWNHALL: It’s Time to Support Mothers, Stop Abandoning Them to Abortion
By: Anna Stephens | August 2, 2025
As women, all of us have dreams and goals for the future. For many of us, these plans include motherhood and family, career aspirations, and hopes of making a much-needed difference in the world.
But how many of us, when asked to share our dreams for the future, would look someone in the eyes and say: “my dream is to have an abortion?”
Statistics show few women – if any – would give this response. Nearly 70 percent of women with a history of abortion describe their abortion as inconsistent with their own values and preferences, with one in four describing their abortions as unwanted or coerced. In fact, most women say they would’ve chosen to give birth if they had more emotional support or more financial security.
Abortion isn’t what a woman dreams of – it’s what the abortion industry sells her as the only “solution” when an unexpected pregnancy and difficult circumstances seem to stand in the way of her dreams. And nothing could be further from the truth.
If she’s battling an addiction, abortion isn’t going to help her overcome it. It may worsen her struggle. If she’s facing financial hardship and struggling to provide for the children she already has, abortion isn’t going to help her find a job and become financially independent.
Comprehensive data on the reasons women obtain abortions is limited. However, through our own analysis of the abortion industry’s research, Her PLAN found that the most cited factors fall into seven key areas: lack of support and feeling unready; concern for her own health or the baby’s health; interference with work or education; financial insecurity; abuse, substance abuse, mental health and relationship problems; adverse prenatal diagnosis; and concern for caring for the baby and children already at home.
