Abortion Common, Legal or Not, Study Says

[MountainLaurel]

We've all been saying it for years: Desperate women will find a way to have an abortion no matter what the law says. making reproductive choice illegal just makes it unsafe for women.

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.

In a study examining abortion trends from 1995 to 2003, experts also found that abortion rates are virtually equal in rich and poor countries, and that half of all abortions worldwide are unsafe.

The study was done by Gilda Sedgh of the Guttmacher Institute in the United States and colleagues from the World Health Organization. It was published in an edition of The Lancet medical journal devoted to maternal health.

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/health/14322678/detail.html?rss=bos&psp=health

[musette_sf]

1. this study

is the winner of the No Sh!t Sherlock Award.

[Bjornsdotter]

2. You just know

.....that somewhere, some idiot is reading it and is surprised.

Cheers

[MountainLaurel]

7. You're right on that point

Never underestimate the American public.

[supernova]

3. My nominee for the daily D'uh! Award

I hope Operation Rescue eats this paper and chokes on it.

[ThomCat]

4. It would be a very good day if they all suddenly

realized that they're wasting their time and doing nothing the least bit productive. Yes, I hope they choke on it too.
x(

[smokey nj]

5. Forced-birthers don't care, as far as they're concerned any woman

who would decide to terminate an unwanted pregnancy deserves to face the risks of unsafe, back-alley abortions. Check out this response to a thread about this in LBN, it's the standard response from forced birthers when they're confronted with this fact.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3025137#3025342

[bliss_eternal]

6. Ugh...!

:banghead: