It's very hard to respond to a vague anecdote like that. All I can say is that we need to trust women. Even if they do things we don't always agree with. You are implying, but not saying, that this woman you know chose to use "late term abortion" , a nebulous term if there ever was one, as birth control. Without details, and without her story from her words, your account means little. Women need to be trusted with their bodies on their terms. Period.