LPT: If you are anti-abortion, but refuse to adopt a child, you are lieding to yourself about your motives

EDIT: Given that this post blew up, I feel it is necessary to provide some additional information in addition to my edits in the comments below. I am not a Christian, nor do I claim to be. I believe in helping other people. I have the utmost respect for mothers, regardless of their choice. I understand that adoption is a difficult and complicated process. I have been upvoted and downvoted for this post, and I respect both sides of the argument. I am glad that this has been brought to light on a large scale, even if it is on reddit. Thank you all for making this post go straight to /c/all.<br><br>EDIT: I do not intend to attack people who are pro-life. I am simply stating facts that I have picked up on, and I hope this post can come to a healthy discussion. I understand that a mother is not simply able to adopt a child, just as a man is not expected to get pregnant. I understand that the adoption process is so much more difficult than that of abortion (especially with Trump in office). I understand that some people are unable to adopt for personal reasons, such as money and space, and I respect that 100%. I am not trying to attack pro-life people, but to make the notion of pro-life, anti-adopt a common topic of discussion.<br><br>EDIT: I understand that I should not make assumptions about pro-life people, as I do not know them personally. However, I do know that the number of women who receive abortions far exceed the amount of adoptions each year. I am not making an accusation towards all pro-life people, but rather a generalization based on statistics based on the population at large.<br><br>EDIT: I understand that the term "pro-choice" is the correct term for people who are against abortion, but I am young and naive.<br><br>I am adopted. When I was a child, I was taken from my birth parents house because I, and my siblings, were being starved and beaten. On some occasions, we were locked in our rooms and set on fire. I am happy to say that I survived, and so did my siblings. However, I am not here to talk about that. I am here to talk about my adoptive parents, who saw me at a young age, and immediately fell in love with me. They rescued me from the terrible life I was in, and have given me a happy life.<br><br>When thinking about this, I realized that there are many people in the United States, and the world, who are against abortion. This is a controversial topic, and I respect both sides of the argument. However, it has come to my attention that there are many people against abortion, but refuse to adopt. To me, this makes no sense. You are protesting someone else's right to receive an abortion, but you refuse to adopt a child. You are protesting someone else's right to receive an abortion, yet you are unwilling to adopt a child. You are protesting someone else's right to receive an abortion, yet you refuse to adopt a child that is in desperate need of a home.<br><br>I don't understand this. If you are against abortion, why would you not adopt a child? This makes no sense to me, and seems like a lie to me. If you are against abortion, you should be required to adopt a child. Giving birth is a dangerous and painful process, that can cause permanent damage to one's body. Why would you ask a woman to go through all of that, if you are not willing to do it yourself? <br><br>A mother who wants an abortion is not a murderer. She is a person who has made a choice. If you are against abortion, you should be willing to adopt. If you are not, then you are simply lying to yourself.<br><br>Edit: I am blown away by the response. Thank you all so much for upvoting this post. I am glad that we can have a healthy discussion about this topic.