Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Portrait Of A Non-Choice

This should respond to all the comments to one of my previous blog posts. I reposted some quotes from Socon or Bust blog, which showed that killing babies is a thankless job. My opponents were arguing that those quotes "are obviously made up", that those "doctors" are providing "necessary treatment", for which, they claim, women are thankful. Well, here are some more facts which denounce those claims:
  • The overall death rate of women rises 3.5 times after an abortion. Suicide rates are 6-7 times higher after an abortion.

  • 65% report symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder they attribute to their abortions.

  • 60% said "part of me died."

  • "We were maiming at least one woman a month." – Carol Everett, former abortion clinic operator
Necessary treatment, they say. People are very thankful, they say. Thankful - for that?
  • 64% felt pressured by others. Coercion can escalate to violence.

  • Deceptive, inaccurate or incomplete information presented as fact by licensed professionals, health officials, clinic staffers, advisors and even religious counselors ... also acts coercively.

  • Up to 83% of abortions are unwanted.

  • The majority felt rushed and uncertain, yet 67% had no counseling before abortion.

  • 79% not informed about available alternatives.

  • 84% not given enough information to make an informed choice.
This is just a small quote from a special report on forced abortions in America. The conclusion is obvious: Abortion is often a woman's last choice, but her abuser's first choice. So who is then the one most likely to be thankful for having all those abortion "clinics" around?

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