http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21255186/?GT1=10533
http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_IAW.html

Quote :

"• Legal restrictions on abortion do not affect its incidence. For example, the abortion rate is 29 in Africa, where abortion is illegal in many circumstances in most countries, and it is 28 in Europe, where abortion is generally permitted on broad grounds. The lowest rates in the world are in Western and Northern Europe, where abortion is accessible with few restrictions"

http://www.guttmacher.org/media/nr/2007/10/11/index.html

Quote :

"On the whole, the abortion rate decreased more in developed countries, where abortion is generally safe and legal on broad grounds (from 39 to 26), than in developing countries, where the procedure is largely illegal and unsafe (from 34 to 29). Significantly, the abortion rate for 2003 was roughly equal in developed and developing regions—26 and 29, respectively—despite abortion being largely illegal in developing regions."

10/31/2007 12:51:14 PM

minorities get more abortions

perhaps, since we're making crazy accusations, there is racism in the abortion industry... a population control mechanism, if you will.

10/31/2007 12:55:40 PM

no qualms

10/31/2007 1:30:28 PM

I saw how they abort babies in Africa in the movie "Last King of Scotland" no thxs.

[Edited on October 31, 2007 at 1:32 PM. Reason : Last]

10/31/2007 1:32:23 PM

There's actually an article in this month's National Geographic about this.

Points that I found interesting:

The North has a lower rate than a Bible Belt.

"Godless" Western Europe has a lower rate than the US

Catholic Eastern Europe has the highest rate in the world.

10/31/2007 1:45:20 PM

^shit, boy did I marry the wrong catholic.

10/31/2007 1:46:18 PM

yeah i'm extra careful if trying to get with a catholic. b.c i know how they feel about abortion

10/31/2007 2:50:35 PM

Is it worse to be a catholic with a bastard kid or one who's had an abortion?

10/31/2007 2:54:31 PM

either way you are going to hell

10/31/2007 2:58:00 PM

I meant in regards to social stigma(ta ).

10/31/2007 3:00:01 PM

"everyone does it, just that no one talks about it"

10/31/2007 3:09:45 PM

IMHO, catholics are just like other religons, there are alot of hypocrits.

I guess the good thing about my wife, is she doesnt push me. If I dont want to go to church she doesnt make me. Although I kind of feel a lil like elaine and puddy sometimes. With the whole, "you should care if im going to hell" thing. haha

10/31/2007 3:13:53 PM