False dichotomy. Ever heard of adoption?
The vast majority of women who experience 9 months of pregnancy and give birth do not want to give up that baby.
But we are straying from the central point. I agree with you that the abortion you described was most likely not the right decision - especially since it was a coerced decision. Coercion in either direction is not good. Choice means that the responsible person should freely try to make the right decision. Even though I believe that abortion is not the right decision in the vast majority of cases, I believe that this choice should be freely made by the appropriate person which is the woman.