In which we wish for a pro-choice romance novel
I have thus far spent my weekend writing a small amount of fanfiction (for Merlin, BBC series and my new obsession) and reading Harlequin ebooks, and I have come across something that really annoys me: whenever there is an unexpected pregnancy (and as this is Harlequin, and Unexpected Pregnancy is right up there with Seducing Virginal Secretary, this happens a lot) at least one of the parties, often both, express dismay and horror at the very idea of an abortion. In this particular book (which also included Seducing Virginal Secretary, so possibly I’m expecting too much), the hero referred to his ex-wife’s abortion as MURDERING THEIR CHILD.
I’m not sure why this bugs me so much when I gloss over the Twenty Six Year Old Drop Dead Gorgeous Virgin thing, but there you go.