Hattip to commenter Nate. Whenever the government gives away something for “free” everyone pays: in taxes, in impaired economies, in lost liberty, etc. Those who pay most heavily for such government largesse are the recipients who the government thus reduces to the status of a child with her hand out to a parent.
Since birth control–“free” or otherwise–really doesn’t work that well, the State must have “free” abortions. I remember well the days I was pro-abortion because, quite honestly, abortions are cheaper than paying for some one else’s kid.
Feminism is the long journey from women thinking they are being treated like children to women demanding they are to be treated like children.