The Vampire Slayer's difficult choice matters because it raises a rarely-aired question about many real pregnanciesWarning: Contains spoilersIn the most recent issue of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic, penned by the show's creator Joss Whedon, Buffy considers getting an abortion. It's a sensible conversation to have: she's not sure who the father of her foetus is; she's a rather chaotic woman in her mid-20s who spent her early 20s caring for her younger sister after their mother died. She's, you know, a vampire slayer. It's very mature of her to consider, responsibly, whether she's ready to be a mother.Of course, because this fairly unremarkable conversation takes place in the comic-book spin-off of a TV show from the US, it's ...