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That's quite the leap. No one is arguing that elective abortions occur spontaneously (because those are miscarriages [1]), hence the moniker pro-CHOICE. And con
by ryneandal 4y ago
That's quite the leap. No one is arguing that elective abortions occur spontaneously (because those are miscarriages [1]), hence the moniker pro-CHOICE. And considering pregnancy is often incredibly dangerous[2], not always a consciously made decision[3], and in many cases will bear no fruit (pun intended)[4], there is ample reason to allow someone to make a decision about their pregnancy.
1: https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/gynecology-and-obstetrics/abnormalities-of-pregnancy/spontaneous-abortion https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/gynecology-and-obs...
2: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2020/maternal-mortality-rates-2020.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2020...
3: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/sexualviolence/understanding-RRP-inUS.html https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/sexualviolence/unders...
4: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pregnancy-loss-miscarriage/symptoms-causes/syc-20354298#:~:text=About%2010%20to%2020%20percent%20of%20known%20pregnancies%20end%20in%20miscarriage.%20But%20the%20actual%20number%20is%20likely%20higher%20because%20many%20miscarriages%20occur%20very%20early%20in%20pregnancy%20%E2%80%94%20before%20you%20might%20even%20know%20about%20a%20pregnancy https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pregnancy-los....