Because women aren't forced to have abortions in Cuba. If that were the case, there would be no Cubans with birth defects. No Cubans in wheelchairs. Etc etc etc

Because women aren't forced to have abortions in Cuba. If that were the case, there would be no Cubans with birth defects. No Cubans in wheelchairs. Etc etc etc. I think the article definitely gave the impression that the abortions were "forced". But to be fair, the article never actually said that. I think the word they used most often was "pressure". It's been a while since I was last in Cuba, but when I was last there abortion was given on a list of the various options that could be taken in such cases. And just like everywhere, the option that the doctor would recommend would depend on the doctor and his/her motivations. For instance, some might recommend abortion, another might recommend an experimental treatment that he came up with etc. Again, in fairness, you see this in the US as well. Let's say you go in and they find a tumor. Doctors conversant with radio-therapy will likely recommend radiotherapy. A surgeon, nine times out of ten, will recommend surgery. Etc etc etc. So yeah, not much difference between the two systems in this regard. At least, when I was last there the doctors in the US and Cuba behaved similarly in this regard. I will say though, that abortion seems like the only option if, say, 9 out of 10 doctors are all advising the same thing. Or if 9 out of 10 doctors are all saying your child will need 24/7 care for the rest of her life, and her life will be short. So how you're presenting the option, even though it is only an option, can make the whole thing feel forced.