One of the common phrases used by pro-choice advocates is that abortions should be “safe, legal, and rare.”
At first glance, it appears that this is a great position to have – recognizing that abortion is not desirable, but leaving flexibility in place for exceptions when extreme circumstances arise. Adopting this position can make a person feel so nice and moderate, right?
In this article, let’s take a brief look at how successful we have been in making abortion rare.
It does not take very much research to discover that the true philosophy of abortion providers) is anything but the one above.
Instead of trying to make abortion rare, it is often given a special emphasis because it is one of the industry’s most profitable services.
This last point can be seen in the personal testimonies of former abortion clinic workers, but it can also be seen in the mere number of abortions. For example, there are now approximately 1.3 million abortions in the United States each year [1]. Also, it is estimated that 43% of all women will have at least 1 abortion before they are 45 years old [2].
What these numbers tell us is that there is a clear disconnect between the arguments used to justify legalized abortion and what continues to happen in the real world.
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References
[1] Henkshaw, Stanley K. (1998). “Unintended Pregnancy in the United States.” Guttmacher Institute, Jan/Feb 1998. Web. 15 Jun 2011. https://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3002498.html
[2] Guttmacher Institute. (2011). “Facts on Induced Abortion in the United States .”Guttmacher Institute, May 2011. Web. 12 Jun 2011. http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_induced_abortion.html
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