Ed Brayton at http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches reports on a new
study:
http://tinyurl.com/2mnp63
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A new study of abortion practices worldwide shows that both arguments
are absolutely true.
Women are just as likely to get an abortion in countries where it
is outlawed as they are in countries where it is legal, according to
research published Friday...
"The legal status of abortion has never dissuaded women and
couples, who, for whatever reason, seek to end pregnancy," Beth
Fredrick of the International Women's Health Coalition in the United
States said in an accompanying commentary.
And here is what it found in terms of the vastly elevated health risks
from unsafe abortions:
Abortion accounts for 13 per cent of maternal mortality worldwide.
About 70,000 women die every year from unsafe abortions. An additional
five million women suffer permanent or temporary injury...
Nearly 97 per cent of all unsafe abortions were in poor countries.
The vast majority of abortions - 35 million - were in the
developing world."
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