It is a gift not a punishment, but it is the fruit of sex. This should be looked upon as a reward, but whether you see pregnancy as a consequence or a reward, it is the fruit of the choice. The reason I used the term consequence was to relate it to the bigger picture that you were bringing into this conversation. It seemed to me that you were basically saying that we should not be able to do anything that we shouldn't do, and I was simply showing that we can do a lot of things that we shouldn't do. When we do things we shouldn't do, there are consequences. Having sex outside of marriage can have lots of consequences such as diseases including ones that lead to death. Getting pregnant when the people involved are not ready for the responsibilities of parenthood, is going to have consequences with it. The child will be a wonderful blessing, but raising that child will be so much more difficult. Getting an abortion is simply a way to not have to deal with the consequences of raising a child while you are not ready to do so, or dealing with going through with the pregnancy, then giving the child up for adoption. See the child is still a blessing either way, but there are still consequences from making bad choices.