Debunks Abortion Mortality Myths
104/483 16 Feb 89 23:00:00
From: Don Martin
To: All
Subj: Abortion Mortality
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* Original to All @ 1:103/302 in CONSUMER_REPORT
* Forwarded Mon Feb 19 1990 11:30:44 by Rick Ellis @ 1:103/302
We have lately been treated to some pretty horrifying
statistics, drawn apparently from statisticians whose intent was
to horrify, on the subject of abortion. Here is a little table I
cam across while looking for something else in Andrews and McMeel,
<>, page 220.
Mortality Rates From Legal Abortion and Childbirth, expressed
as maternal deaths per 100,000 abortions and per 100,000 live
births, according to the Center for Disease Control; Alan
Guttmacher Institute.
Year Abortions Births
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1970 19.0 16.0
1971 11.0 14.9
1972 4.1 15.2
1973 3.4 12.5
1974 2.9 12.4
1975 2.8 10.3
1976 0.9 10.2
1977 1.3 9.8
1978 0.6 9.7
1979 1.2 8.0
1980 0.6 7.5
1981 0.4 7.2
1982 0.8 7.9
1983 0.7 8.0
It would appear, then, that contrary to what we have been told,
the last year in which it was more dangerous for the mother to
have an abortion than a little bundle of joy was 1970--three years
before Roe vs Wade; more recently she improves her chances about
tenfold of biting the big one if she chooses to go to term.
But millions will go on giving birth, despite the odds. Men
will deceive and women will listen to them--the species is in no
great danger of perishing.
--- QuickBBS 2.63 (Eval)
* Origin: Grand Slam! BBS (1:264/167)
