[optimistically_conservative]

Not that I want in on this, but if it helps ...

According to the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, one in five pregnancies ends in miscarriage, with most occurring in the first three months after conception.

According to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, women who are pregnant at the age of 25-30 have a miscarriage rate of 16%.

By the age of 40, this rises to 25%.

"Then as women get older through the next 10 years the rate goes up and up and up and would probably be at least 50% by 47 or 48," says College spokesman Peter Bowen-Simpkins.

This is because the likelihood of chromosomal abnormalities increases with age.

[MHGinTN]

The reliance on abortion is also a contributing factor in increased risk for miscarriage of subsequent pregnancies. It's not good to fool with mother nature don'tcha know!

[beavus]

By the age of 40, this rises to 25%. "Then as women get older through the next 10 years the rate goes up and up and up and would probably be at least 50% by 47 or 48," says College spokesman Peter Bowen-Simpkins.

True. Should pregnant women over 40 be charged with reckless endangerment?