[KantianBurke]

"the women treated had had a total of 1,322 abortions, with some having had 15. "

Is having 15 by one woman even possible??

[strider44]

I have no idea if it's possible to have 15 abortions. What I do know is that even if it's half that number, the money to pay for them far exceeds the cost of being sterilized. Do we assume that these abortions take place at Planned Parenthood? Does that organization receive any public funding? One more question for anyone out there - Is it possible for a woman to be chemically sterilized? I've heard of this being used on men, like repeat child molesters and serial rapists. I'm just not aware of a permanent chemical "shot" that makes pregnancy impossible in the long-term.

[GovernmentShrinker]

During the Soviet era, one Western study found that the average Russian woman had 9 in her lifetime. The communist government refused to "waste" money on manufacturing contraceptives (always need more tanks and missiles, ya know), so abortion was the only option. And I can just about guarantee that it was always performed without anesthesia, since even in the 1970s-80s Soviet hospitals didn't "waste" money on anesthesia for women giving birth. Soviet women REALLY didn't want to bring more children into that dehumanizing society.

Of course, to hear the rabid anti-abortion crew tell it, one abortion is likely to render a woman sterile for life. The facts are a little different . . .

[Paleo Conservative]

Is having 15 by one woman even possible?

I bet if eyou saw a picture of her, you would have a hard time believing anyonone would want to get her pregnant.