From Northern Ireland to the US,conservatives stifle measures that reduce the killing of foetusesHere is the fact that everyone debating abortion should know: there is no organization between its legality and its incidence. In other words, banning abortion does not pause the practice; it merely makes it more dangerous.
The abortion debate is presented as a conflict between the rights of foetuses and the rights of women. Enhance one, or both sides sometimes appear to agree,and you suppress the other. But once you grasp the fact that legalising women’s reproductive rights does not raise the incidence of abortions, only one issue remains to be debated: should they be legal and secure or illegal and dangerous? Hmm … tough question.
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Source: theguardian.com