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It's vaguely unsettling, but I can't really say I think there's anything wrong with it. Grace and I have been discussing what we'll do with her treatments when we try to get her pregnant, so it's something that's been on my mind lately. I can't fault the woman here for thinking about herself a little bit as a part of the decision making process.
I'm a little unsure as to what is meant by objecting to abortion as a means of birth control. There really isn't any purpose for abortion other than birth control.
Also, I think the title and some of the characterizations are a little unfair to the woman involved, presenting her as someone who underwent the selective reduction merely because having kids would be inconvenient. She makes it clear that she's aware that it would be a profound change affecting everything about her life, to such a degree that perhaps she wouldn't be able to care for three children as they would deserve. The selective reduction seems like something that will be better for both the mother and for the one child she'll have in the long run.
Gilda
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