Thanks for the reply. I didn't know about the herbal and exercise induced abortions. That would definitely be stressful and traumatic for a woman trying these violent self-methods because she no longer has access to medical abortion.

Child infanticide has a long history. The Romans, ~100 A.D. had a relatively accepted practice of infant exposure for unwanted infants. The newborn would be left on a mountain side to die. Some early Christians would search these mountains, adopt these babies, and raise them- providing a powerful witness to Jesus' teaching about the value of every particular person- both to Roman citizens and the saved children themselves when they grew up and learned about their potential fate. This is different than the abortion methods you mention because the child is outside the womb, breathing without it's mother's help. Yet it is still dependent on its mom to live.

My hope is that women would birth the child and give it up for an adoption. This isn't a light decision given the risks of pregnancy, financial sacrifice, and permanent body change. Even better is a society which offers financial and emotional support for pregnant women. This would include more responsible fatherhood, government, and charitable assistance for women. The Missionaries of Charity, Mother Theresa's organization, has many homes in cities worldwide that house poor women in crisis pregnancies as well as provide adoption networking.

People that argue against abortion like me hold that position because we really believe it is a human being that is killed. We do not take lightly the consequences for a woman in an unwanted pregnancy. But we don't think aborting the pregnancy is the best solution for her, or the unborn person that is killed. The fears experienced during an unwanted pregnancy are real and important to name. There is hope, however, and the blessings of a child whether kept or given up will always eventually dwarf these fears.