https://reasonstobecheerful.world/want-fewer-abortions-legalize-them/
"Even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, conservative states
had passed laws to tighten restrictions on abortion. Last September, Florida
governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning abortions after 15 weeks with no
exceptions for cases of incest, rape or human trafficking. In April, Oklahoma’s
governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill that would make performing an abortion a
felony except in a medical emergency. And in May, the Louisiana State
Legislature briefly advanced a bill (later scrapped) that would have treated
abortion flatly as homicide, with no exception for rape, incest, or medical
emergencies. “This is a bill to immediately end abortion in the state of
Louisiana,” said Pastor Brian Gunter at the time. “No compromises, no more
waiting.”
So, the question is worth asking: Do such laws actually “end abortion”?
The answer is no. As it turns out, the best way to reduce abortions is to make
them
more accessible, not less.
The truth is, countries with the most restrictive abortion laws have the
highest rates of abortion, according to a report by the Guttmacher Institute.
In Pakistan, where abortions are almost always illegal, there are an estimated
43 abortions per 1,000 women — one of the highest rates in the world. By
contrast, all of the countries with the fewest abortions offer access to the
procedure upon request."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
