Abortion…A View from Empathy Let’s play a game of Pretend. Your daughter/friend/church sister one semester shy of completing her degree says to you, “I can’t do this anymore. I’m quitting. I don’t have the money for fees; I can’t afford a babysitter; my car has broken down and I can’t afford to fix it.” What would you do next? 1) Take out an ad in the local newspaper or organize a protest in front of her house, condemning the wrongness of dropping out of college 2) Support legislation that would make it illegal—on pain of imprisonment—to drop out of school 3) Review your resources: time (“Can I babysit for her 2 evenings a week?”); finances (“I believe in her potential. It’s worth postponing that Thing I was going to buy and use the funds to help her finish school”); social connections (“I’m going to canvas my Friend group and see how together we can help her”). Let’s say y...