Joey's recent post regarding the so-called evidence showing the number of illegal abortions being significantly less before Roe v. Wade is completely unfounded. I'm not sure where anyone got the number 600,000 from, seeing that these illegal procedures were not exactly documented. I do agree with you on one point, the illegal means of abortion by all of the methods you mentioned are absolutely horrific. Again, these desperate and extreme measures caused substantial injury and even the death of many women. Contrary to what Joey implies in her previous post, it is relevant and essential to include women's health in the topic of abortion. Their lives are no less important because they have aborted a fetus.
Taking both sides into account, prevention of unwanted pregnancies would satisfy both pro-life and pro-choice groups. In an ideal world the answer does lie in prevention rather than abortion, but we all know we don't live in a perfect world. Another conclusion from the WHO study I referred to in my previous post states, "The statistics indicate that the places in the world where abortion is legal and where contraceptives are easily available are also the places with the fewest abortions relative to population" ("Curb" par. 3). Perhaps the most realistic goal is lowering the number of abortions by promoting widespread contraception use. We can all work on prevention but it is impossible to completely eradicate abortion.
Works Cited
"Want to Curb Abortion? Keep It Safe and Legal." Editorial. St. Petersburg Times. 20 Oct. 2007, South Pinellas Edition: 16a. Lexis Nexis. Century College Library, White Bear Lake, MN. Web. 3 Sept. 2009.
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