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Originally Posted by PhoenixAlive
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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Yes, but 20/10,000 is simply the number who die. The number who seriously injure themselves or survive unscathed is going to be much higher (610,000 to be exact). Considering Nigeria's population is 1/3rd the size of the USA it's pretty much the same rate per capita. I restate: Not working.
It is especially not working when you consider that it's 100,000 less members of society sacrificed per year in a losing battle to protect a potential member of society. In the end all that happens is both the foetus and the mother end up dieing and you have two deaths instead of one.
If you look at rates accross the world there is very little difference in abortion rates in the ones where it is legal and where it is illegal over-all. In fact the three countries with the lowest rates (Netherlands, Germany and Tunisia in that order) all allow abortion.