| Here's the reality of the abortion debate, though. The laws governing abortion do no decide whether or not abortions occur. We all know of the history of illegal, ill-equipped and, quite frankly, dangerous abortion practices that have existed for years and years.
Women have resorted to different means, from taking certain herbs and teas to doing themselve violence, in order to get rid of an unwanted pregnancy.
I understand that some people have moral/religious objections to any and all types of abortion.
But I also understand that other people do not necessarily share those objections. And laws against abortion have never stopped anyone who was desperate enough to get rid of a fetus. Not to mention that there is a long, historically proven, psychiatrical tradition of "prescribing" abortions to women traumatized by either the circumstances under which they became pregnant or the fact that they find themselves pregnant at all. Of course, psychiatry isn't available to every person in every part of the world in every financial strata of society.
So, essentially, if there ever comes a day where abortion is outlawed, my sole fear is that we won't be preventing anyone from getting an abortion. But we will make it more dangerous for the poorer and the more remote segments of society. And to me that's appalling. We all have equal rights. __________________  Sunny
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