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In fact, the first pregnancy was not intentional; I was not living a lifestyle that was likely to lead to reproduction. However, I like kids, and I can't help but think that abortion is murder. Saying abortion isn't murder is like saying that if a baby is inside a bag, it doesn't exist. It doesn't really matter that the bag is made out of a human being. The rights of the parent shouldn't enter into it any more than they should after the baby is born.
Also, the structure of the human mind is such that once you have children, you prefer to have (more) children, and you will not abandon them. There are exceptions of course, but I have no regrets. That is the product of biology I am sure, but so is the fact that it doesn't bother me. The most desperate person on earth is the woman in her late 30s with no children (I'm a man, but I think the men likely just hide it better).
An interesting side effect of parenthood is that I am fearful and squeamish about many things, whereas before I was rarely afraid of anything. I did not expect it to affect me that way, but the instinct to feed one's offspring is overpowering, and has in my case led to a stronger instinct for self-preservation.