And not only money, follow-up medical of some sort, and friends and emotional support, maybe even a “support group” of women who have done this, if there were enough of them, which there certainly could be if abortion were not presented as the only option.
If half the girls going to PP had the adoption option fully explained, fairly as you suggest, I’m sure adoption rates would go up.
But also it’s important the mother has a say about the adoptive family.
A close family member of mine gave up her baby for adoption at age 17, very hard decision. It was thru a private Catholic agency to a young married Catholic couple whom she met beforehand.
It would have been monstrous to her to imagine her child being put in the care of two fags or lesbians. If she did not meet the parents, she never would have relinquished the child, nor do I think her parents would have let her. All agreed adoption was best, it was hard, but they got thru it with the assurance of a nice, safe, good home for the boy. This also was a comfort in later years, that she did the right thing.
“If half the girls going to PP had the adoption option fully explained, fairly as you suggest, I’m sure adoption rates would go up.”
The pro-life movement seems to be more anti-abortion instead of pro-adoption. We’re going to make all abortions illegal and throw women in jail and what they are doing is evil, etc.
That doesn’t really work with people who are young, scared and confused. So PP comes and says “don’t worry, we care about you. We’re going to save you from the mean old Republicans.” PP offers an easy way out so nobody is going to listen to anyone else, including those who offer adoption as an alternative. Remember, we have to tell them they have to wait 9 months and go into labor to give birth to a baby they won’t even keep. That’s not so easy.