tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931579729864611467.post3555403321610547441..comments2023-10-31T05:37:16.659-07:00Comments on A Guy in the Pew: Abortion Rates and LegalityChuck Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01417638725063186710noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931579729864611467.post-63248687842164617082007-10-15T06:59:00.000-07:002007-10-15T06:59:00.000-07:00I was startled by the claim of 31 abortions per 10...I was startled by the claim of 31 abortions per 100 live births. That seemed crazy. Turns out it is:<BR/><I>The wealth of information that comes out of the study provides some striking lessons, the researchers said. In Uganda, where abortion is illegal and sex education programs focus only on abstinence, the estimated abortion rate was 54 per 1,000 women in 2003, more than twice the rate in the United States, 21 per 1,000 in that year. The lowest rate, 12 per 1,000, was in Western Europe, with legal abortion and widely available contraception.</I><BR/><BR/>I assume that the number at the top of the story (31 per 100 live births) is a mistake. I believe it should read 31 per 1000 live births.JimIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490036980295467544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931579729864611467.post-50148384092159395352007-10-14T17:34:00.000-07:002007-10-14T17:34:00.000-07:00The AP article states:In North America, there are ...The AP article states:<BR/><BR/><I>In North America, there are 33 abortions for every 100 live births, while in Africa, where abortion is illegal in most countries, there are 17 abortions for every 100 live births.</I><BR/><BR/>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21255186/<BR/><BR/><BR/>The data then, is not consistent with this statement:<BR/><BR/><I>A new study finds that abortion rates are similar in nations that outlaw it and nations that do not.</I>Václav Patrik Šulikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776897108406930562noreply@blogger.com