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How many women need to die from back alley abortions for abortion to be legalized? The same argument can be applied to banning alchohol, or to be even sillier, to banning skateboards. How many people die after tripping do we need to see to ban tripping once and for all time? You see, numbers, in a gross sense, do matter. Also, legalizing abortion has not made it safe. Then there's the nemesis argument. If women themselves are killed, in an attempt to destroy their child's life, is it not just that they themselves are destroyed in the attempt? Society is willing to live with a certain number of deaths provided those who die foolishly bring it upon themselves. That is, after all, why paint and why aerosols have not been banned despite the number of kids who "huff" them every year.

[XBob]

37 - "Also, legalizing abortion has not made it safe. "

You make some interesting, yet invalid observations, comparing banning of dangerous things to allowing a less dangerous thing.

I am old enough to remember when abortion was illegal in many places, and when it was quite dangerous. It is far far safer now that it is legal. In fact, it is safer than bringing a fetus to term and delivering it as a baby.

So, you are in favor of banning a relatively safe procedure to be replaced by an even less safe procedure? If you will check the problems with delivering babies and the price of mal-practice insurance, obstetric/gynocology doctors are leaving the profession in droves. In fact, my Mother mentioned in passing, that about 2 months ago, a cousin of ours in Pennsylvania just went to Canada to deliver a baby because she couldn't find a doctor in her area in Pennsylvania.

Strange logic, indeed.