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Pretty sure you want to include location as a variable in this kind of statistic.
by tomalaci 2y ago
Pretty sure you want to include location as a variable in this kind of statistic.
- filleduchaos 2y agoWhy? Do you think there is anywhere on earth where it's more dangerous to give birth now than a hundred years ago?
- saagarjha 2y agoWhy pick a hundred year horizon? All of human history gives quite a bit more leeway, no?
- vincentkriek 2y agoAnd what would be the answer then? Where would it be safer somewhere in history than it is now?
- saagarjha 2y agoMaternal mortality in the US has generally been considered to either be flat or rise over the last few decades.
- filleduchaos 2y agoA hundred years was being generous (in the 1920s modern medicine was fairly recognisably taking shape). If you want to make it five hundred years or a millennium ago then be my guest.
- arjvik 2y agoSome location currently undergoing civil war, for instance.
- throwaway290 2y agoIn USA it's arguably more dangerous than a few years back, especially if you're black https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2806661 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/28066...
- JonChesterfield 2y agoThe US states that decided the mother and child dying during labour was preferable to abortion seem to qualify as more dangerous than they were in 1920.
- b112 2y agoSo your claim is that if a US doctor thinks carrying to term is dangerous, no abortion is allowed? I'm all for choice, but I'm also for absolute clarity in such statements, and absolutely against any phrasing, for any issue, that is crafted to cause misunderstanding, and an even worse interpretation of the facts.
- MandieD 2y agoIn a lot of states, yes, a doctor is putting their license, financial future and even their freedom at risk if they believe that a pregnancy needs to be terminated for the life or health of the person carrying it, but some activist DA or judge disagrees.
- AmericanChopper 2y agoI would want to see sources before taking a comment like this seriously. I used to live in one of the most regressive Islamic countries in the world (where abortion was absolutely not allowed), and my wife had zero issues aborting a pregnancy when it was found to be threatening her health. It was done within hours and without a single moment of controversy. Do you have any case law to support this being a valid concern?
- defrost 2y agoAll the US states with abortion bans do have exceptions to save the life of the mother. The particular issue is that currently it's an actual legal minefield for doctors in a number of those states due to vague definitions, over zealous prosecutors, and relatively tight time limits. This article: https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/a-review-of-exceptions-in-state-abortions-bans-implications-for-the-provision-of-abortion-services/ https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/a-revie... appears to give a good overview of the state of affairs. For now at least the real danger is doctors being unwilling to risk their licence and making borderline calls in many situations with a ticking clock.