'Unexpectedly Impregnated'

"I do believe in age-appropriate sex education and that teenagers should be informed about the proper use of birth control. And that a girl who finds herself unexpectedly impregnated by an unemployed high school dropout ought to have some choice other than becoming a shotgun bride."

Colbert I. King "Hanging With the Palins? Not for Me." September 27, 2008.

On the hypothetical "unemployed high school dropout" scare: How does it alter the moral and spiritual question? If it were the high school quarterback with an important future position in his father's business would killing the unborn, with all the horrible consequences (emotionally, physically, morally, spiritually) for the mother, become somehow less acceptable? When was the last "shotgun bride" on record? Or is this just more irresponsible sensationalizing?

How "unexpectedly"? As if the results of sexual activity are some big surprise to a "girl". As if she plays no role in choosing her sexual partners or in engaging in sexual activity with them. Her "choice" occurred at point of abstaining, or at point of "birth control". She does not have the "choice" now to murder the unborn.