Joined up thinking.

You can't have your cake and eat it too - I fully support the Culture Secretary's comments that people who have children they can't afford to support should not be able to look to the public purse to bail them out.  However if you're going to take this line then it is an essential concomitant that abortion is available on demand, without any preconditions.  Many of these "problem" children are the result of unplanned - and maybe unwanted - pregnancies, and if you're going to withdraw financial support, you've got to allow such mistakes to be rectified.