I found some stats from 1996 with some countries, a few were in my previous post and this is from 1996, but there is not alot of difference between the years.
Worldwide there are approximatly 46 million abortions per year! That's about 126.000 per day. 78% of the abortions occur in developping countries and 22% occur in developped countries.
About 26 million women have legal abortions each year, while an the other 20 million abortions are obtained in countries where it is restricted or prohibited by law.
Another astonishing fact: the lifetime average is about 1 abortion per woman!!
I find that quite shocking to be honest. By far not all women have an abortion, so that means there must be alot of other women who have multiple abortions in her life.
Some US facts:
1,37 Million abortions per year (1996)
3,700 abortions per day.
52% of the women obtaining abortions are younger than 25 years old.
64,4% of all abortions are performed on never-married women; married women account for 18,4%, divorced women obtain 9.4%.
Ok, I did a little study, my mother works in the hospital and I borrowed some books.
If you see abortion on the scientific way, life begins at conception. Many scientists and doctors agree with that, many don't.
"I have learned from my earliest medical education that human life begins at the time of conception". This is just a quote I found, not to persuade anybody.
Fertilization: that is the exact moment when a human being comes into existence.
This one-celled life, which has inherited 23 chromosomes from his dad and 23 from his mother, and already has all the genetic information to create every detail of your individual human development.
Conception: At the moment of conception, a human being comes to existence with it's own genetic material. (DNA)
Eight days: At about 8 days after conception, the fertilized ovum (blastocyst sp?) implants in the lining of the uterus. It emits chemical substances which weaken the womans immune system within the uterus so that this tiny body is not rejected by the womans body.
Three weeks:
At the 3rd week of pregnancy the heart begins to beat.
Six weeks:
At the 6th week, the brain emits waves which can be registered on a EEG (don't know the english translation for it) With this instrument doctors can see if the baby is alive.
Eight weeks:
At the 8th week of pregnancy, every organ is present and in place. Everything an adult has, can be found in the "embryo" as well. Now the "embryo" is about 1,5 cm (1 inch) long.
An answer to the question "Is abortion murder" is hard to answer. There is no answer to that, cause scientists, doctors etc can't agree with eachother where life really starts. Is it at fertilization of the ovum, implantation of the blastocyst?
Opinions differ on that, I suggest you read "A person is a person, no matter how small" by Theodore Seuss Geisel if you want to know the arguments for "Abortion: no".
If you want to read from the woman's point of view I suggest "Our choices, Our Lives" by Krista Jacob.
I read alot from people who were against aborting (mostly because I am "supporting" it) and it kinda got me started thinking about it. I've seen some pretty gross pictures of babies/embryos from embry to almost fully grown who were taken out of the womb. I won't link these pictures cause it may get you sick, it made me sick. I could understand why people say it is killing babies, but it's hard to decide when and IF you should abort the birth of a baby. I quote "Anyone who suggests that it is compassionate to kill an unborn child who may be subjected to poverty or disability, would also have to extend that logic to any born children who
are living with poverty or disability." "Killing the poor is bad social policy, and killing the handicapped is bad medicine."
So far for the quotes, I can't really make up my mind, whether it should be legalized or be forbidden. Boths sides have it's pros and cons. And I should kindof agree with the first quote, who am I to decide if my child doesn't have a good life when it has to live in poverty. I know lots of people who are so happy with their life but don't have lots of money, me included. I still think that rape is a thing I can't decide of. When a young girl gets raped and get pregnant you can't force her to have her child. The people against abortion tend to say "You kill the baby so your family doesn't have to endure the shame". I don't agree with that. If she would keep the child she would have to raise it, if she likes it or not.
One other thing, I think it still should be legalized, BUT strict regulations are needed!
For instance there has to be a line which cannot be crossed, after x weeks you can't have an abortion. I have seen babies aborted after 24 weeks, they are fully grown and I think, if you agree or not, that is murder. I think I've said a couple of times now, but its still a difficult subject to decide where that line should be drawn. Doctors know more than I do so I guess the laws are made with them, I still see stories floating around the internet where abortians are done where the baby is almost ready for birth. And I think that should be prohibited.
Now I need a beer, it's my saterday for gods sake.
And btw. don't give me those "I won't read your book cause It's not school", don't reply I'm not interested.
