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Originally Posted by Jack
It very much doesn't work in countries where it is illegal. 10,000 (some have put it at 20,000) women per year die from illegal, unsafe abortions in Nigeria (I believe that the number was similar in the UK before it was legalised too - at least wikipedia tells me so  - at the very least it was high as that was the main cause of its legality) and 48% of all the abortions worldwide were unsafe abortions in 2003. |
That doesn't sound bad to me at all... I would call that a success, to be honest. I much prefer those numbers to the 1.3 million abortions performed in the US in 2009. So, my statement still stands. It works fine in countries where it is illegal.
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Originally Posted by emma01
So if someone get's raped, but is not suicidal, they have to carry this baby for 9 months, everyday being reminded of the rape attack. I disagree with this completely! Not all rape victims are suicidal, but it does not mean they should be helped and supported any less, and they certainly shouldn't have to carry the baby. They got raped, which is illegal, how they mentally deal with it (suicidal or not) is up to them, but they should be allowed to abort the baby.
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No they shouldn't get helped or supported any less. They should be in therapy and being helped by professionals to deal with what has happened to them and be able to live life after this traumatic event. However the way they "mentally deal with it" should not be up to them. Killing is inexcusable unless it is self-defense, and mental trauma can be dealt with by therapy, without needlessly killing a fetus.