you have identified the reason for abortions during prior decades. Some shame was placed on the woman, some on her family and if the child was not aborted, he or she was burdened with the total shame of being ‘a bastard’.
Seems as if there was no shame attached to the sperm donors.
Young couples who were caught and scared - rushed to the altar and called their first-borns ‘premature’.
With the removal of ‘shame’ for unwed mothers you would expect fewer abortions.
Correct. The problem is instead of focusing on both progenitors doing the right thing, the idea of shame--for anything--was done away with altogether when Government became the new god.
Sex before marriage? Almost everyone does it. You should be ashamed if you're not.
Getting pregnant outside marriage? An oopsie, but understandable. Now fill out those welfare forms.
Abortion? Well the government sanctions that, shame doesn't even come into the equation.
Going from one extreme to another didn't make these situations any better. Myself, I like Christ's solution of "Leave the little children alone, and don't try to keep them from coming to me," and "Go and sin more."