[Hodar]

Both, but if you want to suppress the practice you get more bang for your buck by eliminating the job of “abortionist”.

I'm not sure this is entirely accurate. Before we had abortionists, we had wire hangers and women inserting chemicals and other insturments in the attempt to abort the child. We also had unlicensed 'doctors'.

To eliminate this, we need to eliminate both Supply and Demand. As long as there is a 'demand', there will be a supply. Just like in the drug industry - without any regulation there is no safety for anyone involved. Any butcher can weild a knife, fork, bottle of Liq. Plumber, ect. And many have.

[muawiyah]

There were far more claims about coat hangers than cases in reality.

And then, there's the assumption the women were doing it themselves.