On another point, Meg, you raised the point that mothers around the world didn't really realized how selfish they were by bringing another being to this world, and that as such they could not really be accused of it.
Fair point, but I'll have to add two thoughts : First, in our legal systems, murder by accident or lack of care is still considered murder. Granted, punishment is less harsh for it than for murders made on purpose, but it is still considered a crime and still is punished. The same logic should be applied to motherhood : most of them didn't "mean'" for their offspring to suffer all their lives, but it happened anyway, and not meaning for it is no excuse.
Secondly, I know that quite a few people, including many women, decided, given the state of the world we live in, not to have kids. Now, these women need love too, and many of them would have loved to have kids, but, out of humanity, decided to abstain. So some people do think about their actions or inactions beforehand, which makes birthgiving even less excusable.
Not to blame anybody, but the lack of second thoughts is no excuse, especially now that contraception and abortion techniques are widespread (at least in the First World), making it easy to make the right decision and to avoid bringing the pain of living to yet another human being, even before life has started.
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