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- From: nyikos@math.scarolina.edu (Peter Nyikos)
- Subject: Re: A snippet of evidence
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- Date: 21 Jan 93 19:10:31 GMT
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- In <0fJxwLC00Uh7016dcv@andrew.cmu.edu> Michael Loomis <ml3e+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
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- >The entire post of netnews.talk.abortion: 15-Jan-93 A snippet of
- >evidence by Doug Holtsinger@eceyv.nc
- >> "In 1800, the average American woman bore seven children.
- >> There was a slight decline in births during the first three
- >> decades but between 1840 and 1850 there was the largest drop
- >> of the century. This was the very time that abortion came
- >> to public notice and services were openly advertised."
- >>
- >> _Abortion practice in Britain and the United States_,
- >> Colin Francome, Allen and Unwin, 1986, pg. 31
-
- >We should think Mr. Holtsinger for posting this snippet of evidence for
- >how helpful abortion has been in reducing population growth. We still
- >have a long way to go before we achieve the zero population growth much
- >less the negative population growth that the environment on this planet
- >so desperately needs. Abortion will continue to play an important role
- >in this change, and hence in the betterment of this planet for all
- >people and animals. Safe abortion is one of the best gifts that modern
- >medical technology has given us.
-
- >Michael Loomis
-
- Would you object to being added to the list of certified pro-aborts
- (now 3, with plenty of promising candidates) in this newsgroup?
-
- Peter Nyikos
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