Her answer wasn't surprising, but he supposed he'd been hoping for something a little less vague. This wasn't information he could do anything with, really, but he didn't know that he had the time or energy to educate himself on the subject. In order to make an informed decision about whether the risk was worth the potential payoff, he'd need to know what the alternatives were. Ben knew hardly anything about pregnancy, despite the fact that his sister had gone through two of them. He certainly didn't know anything about the range of potions or other methods available to cause an abortion.

"Well," Ben said uncertainly, "If you think it's safe enough... I, uh, don't have any objections, I guess."