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Post by I_LOVE_USA on Mar 21, 2005 21:39:21 GMT -5
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Post by MO on May 1, 2005 23:35:13 GMT -5
Sorry but that is just b.s.
He looked at three states? Nationwide, the numbers have continued to fall.
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Post by I_LOVE_USA on May 14, 2005 7:13:31 GMT -5
Actually, if you read the whole thing he looked at 16 states.
Do you have data to support your claim?
Not only did the writer support his points with some really eye-opening hard facts, when you think about it, they just make good common sense.
Too many pro-lifers have been misled by the marketing genius of the country's corporate power party into thinking that a vote for a Republican would be a pro-life vote.
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Post by midcan5 on May 15, 2005 10:22:33 GMT -5
I would add another item and this one is harder to measure. The lack of educational resources on pregnancy and the removal of support for birth control. Every year more child become biologic adults and it is critical they have all the information they need. I realize this should come from parents but that is not always the case.
From article
"How could this be? I see three contributing factors:
First, two thirds of women who abort say they cannot afford a child (Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life Web site). In the past three years, unemployment rates increased half again. Not since Hoover had there been a net loss of jobs during a presidency until the current administration. Average real incomes decreased, and for seven years the minimum wage has not been raised to match inflation. With less income, many prospective mothers fear another mouth to feed.
Second, half of all women who abort say they do not have a reliable mate (Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life). Men who are jobless usually do not marry. Only three of the 16 states had more marriages in 2002 than in 2001, and in those states abortion rates decreased. In the 16 states overall, there were 16,392 fewer marriages than the year before, and 7,869 more abortions. As male unemployment increases, marriages fall and abortion rises.
Third, women worry about health care for themselves and their children. Since 5.2 million more people have no health insurance now than before this presidency - with women of childbearing age overrepresented in those 5.2 million - abortion increases.
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