I have gotten deep into this subject in the past and so, I won't do it now.. and instead, I'll just say this.. I am pro-choice which to me, means that I am neither for nor against abortion. I support a womans right to choose the option that is best for her, and to not be FORCED into anything, be it to terminate or, carry it to term. I believe that it is a woman's body, and therefore her choice to do as she pleases. If the man who impregnated her is still around, then he has some say as well, but ultimately, the choice is, and should be hers. If he isn't around, especially if, he said he wanted nothing to do with it when notified, then he has no say at all. I think that a woman who used protection, be they contraceptives or prophylactics and it failed, (since she has shown that she didn't want to be pregnant, and took steps to prevent it) was raped, has a medical condition that will result in serious or fatal complications, or if it is dangerous in any other way (such as the father being physically abusive) should have the option moreso than some idiot who didn't use protection, and just didn't want a baby. I don't think that religious beliefs should be factor short of the woman being a devout follower.
Besides, we can't assume that just because a kid is carried to term and then put up for adoption, that that kid will have a happy life. If that is the case then the foster homes would be empty except for overseas adoptions, and there would be no abuse (sexual or physical) or homicide cases of children who were either abused or killed by their foster parents. You never know how they'd react to finding out that their birth parents gave them up, and what mental or emotional effect it will have on them later on in life. I would rather someone who didn't want a baby having an abortion, than having to hear about their baby being found in a dumpster because they weren't allowed to terminate the pregnancy, or being abused and killed by the foster parents.. and we can't assume that just because someone is pro-choice that that means that they will go out and have an abortion.. it just means that they support the right to chose which option is best for them. People are different, and are not the same, and neither are their circumstances.. and so, that is all the more reason why we shouldn't apply one set of rules one group of people as if they are all the same. Having been in this situation (I was on the pill, and both it and the condom failed) I can say what I would, and wouldn't do. I thought about it, but realized that I wouldn't be able to handle to emotional and mental stress from it and I had decided against it. Two days later I had a miscarriage.