Ectopic pregnancies occur in about 1 out of 50 pregnancies, and are a true life-threatening event for which the only option is an emergency abortion.
Of course, that 1 in 50 life-threatening pregnancy does not justify the 1 in 3 babies killed because their mothers did not feel like using contraceptives.
Not to quibble — actually, I'm making a point that strengthens your argument — but the way many ectopic pregnancies are dealt with is not equivalent to an abortion. An embryo lodged in a fallopian tube can be removed, along with part of the tube, without directly killing the embryo. Will the embryo die when it's removed (if it hadn't already died when it got stuck)? Yes, the embryo will die. However, there are premature babies who die after emergency c-sections are performed because the mother is, say, hemmoraghing. The embryo in an ectopic pregnancy doesn't need to be “crunched” as that abortionist said on that video.
re: Ectopic pregnancies occur in about 1 out of 50 pregnancies, and are a true life-threatening event for which the only option is an emergency abortion.
see: http://liveactionnews.org/get-facts-straight-treating-ectopic-pregnancy-not-abortion/
Ectopic pregnancies require emergency medical attention, not something one goes to their local Planned Parenthood or local abortionist for. The treatment is not considered an abortion. The purpose of an abortion is to destroy the life in the mother. In dealing with ectopic pregnancies, the purpose is to save the life of the mother, and the child dies in the process because it is impossible for the pregnancy to continue.
The site I linked above states that Web MD, Mayo Clinic, even Planned Parenthood do not refer to the treatment for an ectopic pregnancy as an abortion. You can link to those 3 sites and their discuss of ectopic pregnancies from http://liveactionnews.org/get-facts-straight-treating-ectopic-pregnancy-not-abortion/.
Stat seemed a little high. so...
19.7 per 1000
Ectopic pregnancy occurs at a rate of 19.7 cases per 1,000 pregnancies in North America and is a leading cause of maternal mortality in the first trimester.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0215/p1080.html
And, why?
There are a few factors that can play a role in women that are more likely to have problems with ectopic pregnancies including older mothers around age 35 to 44. Those who have had previous ectopic pregnancies are also more likely to have another. Those with previous pelvic or abdominal surgery are also more likely to have ectopic pregnancy, according to ectopic pregnancy statistics. Those with induced abortions as well as women who get pregnant after they’ve had tubal ligation or while an IUD is in place are more likely to have a problem with ectopic pregnancy.
http://www.pregnancystatistics.org/content/ectopic-pregnancy-statistics.html