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To: Yashcheritsiy

Abortion is not going to go away.


3 posted on 07/29/2004 8:43:10 AM PDT by stuartcr
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To: stuartcr

Neither is rape or murder.


5 posted on 07/29/2004 8:44:16 AM PDT by Tribune7
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To: stuartcr

suggest you rephrase the question..if we are successful in reducing the annual numner of abortions in this country from say, 1,000,000 down to 250,000, do we rejoice in the 750,000 innocent lives saved..or be paralyzed at the thought of the 250,000 tragic deaths that still occur..?


7 posted on 07/29/2004 8:50:27 AM PDT by ken5050 (We've looked for WMD in Iraq for LESS time than Hillary looked for the Rose Law firm billing records)
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To: stuartcr
Abortion is not going to go away.

No, there are so many good reasons for it.

Abortion is not about saving women’s lives!

Total Abortions since 1973

44,670,812

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Why the drop after 1960? (in deaths of women from illegal abortions)

The reasons were new and better antibiotics, better surgery and the establishment of intensive care units in hospitals. This was in the face of a rising population. Between 1967 and 1970 sixteen states legalized abortion. In most it was limited, only for rape, incest and severe fetal handicap (life of mother was legal in all states). There were two big exceptions — California in 1967, and New York in 1970 allowed abortion on demand. Now look at the chart carefully.

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Abortion Statistics - Decision to Have an Abortion (U.S.)

· 25.5% of women deciding to have an abortion want to postpone childbearing

· 21.3% of women cannot afford a baby

· 14.1% of women have a relationship issue or their partner does not want a child

· 12.2% of women are too young (their parents or others object to the pregnancy)

· 10.8% of women feel a child will disrupt their education or career

· 7.9% of women want no (more) children

· 3.3% of women have an abortion due to a risk to fetal health

2.8% of women have an abortion due to a risk to maternal health

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So how many women’s lives have been saved by abortion?

Only about 3% of abortions since 1972 were reported to be “due to a risk to maternal health.” A reasonable person would recognize that not all of those cases represent a lethal risk. But let’s say they did. That means that nearly 45 million fetuses were butchered to save the lives of about 1.3 million women. Or put another way; 35 babies are killed to save each woman.

Abortion was legal in all 50 states prior to Roe v. Wade in cases of danger to the life of the woman.

15 posted on 07/29/2004 9:10:02 AM PDT by TigersEye (Your parents are Pro-Choice? You're lucky to be here!)
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