[SarahW]

Yes, in many ways that study is misleading, or is being quoted here in a misleading way.

In the first place, it does not combine morbidity and mortality of pregnancies that proceed to term and those that don't. (excluding abortion).

It alters the relative risk of induced abortion by including deaths that can't be causally linked, only temporally linked (deaths by suicide or drug use)

It also only considers a limited set of injuries to pregnant and post-partem women.

I'm not trying to say I think abortion on demand is good.
If I had my way, the law would ackowlege the humanity of the developing child. My views on that subject might not pass your litmus test, but they are conservative.

[Notwithstanding]

1. Wait - If you add up the total death rate due to pregnancy ending in spontaneous miscarriage AND pregnancy ending in birth, you still have a lower rate than of pregnancy ending in abortion.

2. Why on earth would you ignore the common abortion aftermath of suicide and drug overdose?