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- From: gjh@galen.med.Virginia.EDU (Galen J. Hekhuis)
- Subject: Re: Spoken Like a True ProLifer
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.180544.12461@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 18:05:44 GMT
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- In article <C04w4u.CBs@news.cso.uiuc.edu> vengeanc@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
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- }These are the facts... there is NO statistical variation in the decline
- }of abortion related deaths before and after the 1973 Roe v Wade decision.
- }In other words, the legalization of abortion had NO effect on the safety
- }of abortions. 90% of all ILLEGAL abortions before Roe v Wade were done by
- }licensed physicians, in their offices! The figures quoted by NARAL were
- }patently false, and they have since ADMITTED that they lied through their
- }teeth. (NARAL is one of the primary forces that convinced the Supreme Court
- }to rule for abortions in Roe v Wade). NARAL claimed 5,000 - 10,000 women
- }died every year from illegal abortions. The actual figure was more like 50
- }women.
- }
- }So in fact, statistically speaking, proscribing abortion would probably
- }DECREASE the number of women killed each year from abortions. If nearly
- }all illegal abortions are done by "real" doctors, then those women who
- }decided to break the law would still be in no greater danger physically.
- }
- }Chew on these for a while. References available upon request.
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- Consider this a request for references. Especially those that pertain to
- the "fact" that 90% of all illegal abortions before Roe v Wade were done
- by licensed physicians in their offices.
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