tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16082864.post112636553106315245..comments2023-06-21T08:46:40.230-05:00Comments on Fundamentals: Choosing Life: Thanks to Roe v. WadeSiarlys Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083839117838391267noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16082864.post-58214589639334914962011-01-27T22:23:58.451-06:002011-01-27T22:23:58.451-06:00My point was not to give special praise to those w...My point was not to give special praise to those who carry their pregnancies to term - most pregnant women do, and it is an essential natural process. My point was that Roe v. Wade protects the right of a woman to CHOOSE to do exactly that. It's a good legal framework for government jurisdiction and who decides.<br /><br />I wrote that post six years ago, but its started to get some renewed attention. So I looked again. I'm sure you would dismiss any stats from the Guttmacher Institute, but they do provide some detail on where their numbers come from. One estimate is 37 abortions per 1000 women in the Latin American population, and 27 per 100 known pregnancies.<br /><br />http://www.alanguttmacher.org/pubs/journals/25s3099.html<br /><br />Here's another source:<br /><br />http://www.ceped.org/bar/IMG/pdf/55-Anglais.pdf<br /><br />Now, where do YOU get 2/3 of "black Americans conceived" are aborted??? The highest claim I've seen in that misguided billboard appeal is 40%. And I haven't seen anything clear on 40% of what, or where they got their data. Further, the comparison for Latin America as a whole would be to the USA as a whole, or perhaps the USA and Canada.Siarlys Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083839117838391267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16082864.post-43691200031217339592011-01-27T13:19:34.170-06:002011-01-27T13:19:34.170-06:00I agree that it's wonderful when people protec...I agree that it's wonderful when people protect and nurture their children, from conception until adulthood. But they don't need to be lauded for "choosing life" as though there is another morally valid choice. That's like lauding for someone to "choose to look both ways before crossing the street," as though the alternative is just as valid.<br /><br />Where did you get the rates about Latin American abortion rates? 42% of all babies conceived in New York are killed by abortion, 2/3 of black Americans conceived are killed by abortions, it's hard to imagine the rates being much higher than that in a place where it isn't widely available, and no data would be recorded.MightyMightyhttp://lettersto.usnoreply@blogger.com