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Originally Posted by towny
We do not know that. The article doesn't say. Neither does it say how the 'counsellor' may have nudged the girl towards his/her own moral beliefs. A moral vacuum is an interesting place to be when discussing theory  - but in the real world, I think it unlikely that any of the adults involved managed not to put a little of their own point of view into the discussion. |
It's just that if I was in the position of the mother, and realised it was irreversable, I would have considered going along with the abortion idea in order to relieve the guilt of the girl. ---- but I guess this would then leave her unable to appeal to change the system.
Counsellors are trained - or at least told not to push their beliefs, but mother's aren't.