The Religious Right increase the number of abortions

[Altfish]

According to this opinion...

http://www.theguardian.com/commenti...s-driving-high-abortion-rates-religious-right

"...banning abortion does not stop the practice; it merely makes it more dangerous."

"...laws restricting abortion tend to be most prevalent where contraception and comprehensive sex education are hard to obtain, and when sex and childbirth outside marriage are anathematised."

." In Texas, thanks to restrictive new statutes, over half the clinics have closed since 2013. But women are still obliged to visit three times before receiving treatment: in some cases this means travelling 1,000 miles or more. Unsurprisingly, 7% of those seeking medical help have already attempted their own solutions."

 

[Quetzal]

It is summed up nicely here (from the OP website):

...there is no association between its legality and its incidence. In other words, banning abortion does not stop the practice; it merely makes it more dangerous.

 

[Quetzal]

I will expand just a bit. I think for the religious right, it is a moral check box to them. "I did what I thought was morally right to protect an 'unborn child', my conscience is clear." Despite any evidence or argument to the contrary.

 

[Quintessence]

I will expand just a bit. I think for the religious right, it is a moral check box to them. "I did what I thought was morally right to protect an 'unborn child', my conscience is clear." Despite any evidence or argument to the contrary.

I have trouble understanding how that works. There is a clear lack of a check mark in the moral checkbox of "I did what I thought was right to ensure the safety and well-being of a woman."

 

[Quetzal]

I have trouble understanding how that works. There is a clear lack of a check mark in the moral checkbox of "I did what I thought was right to ensure the safety and well-being of a woman."

Exactly and that is one of my primary critiques against the abolishment of abortion.

 

[RedDragon94]

I have trouble understanding how that works. There is a clear lack of a check mark in the moral checkbox of "I did what I thought was right to ensure the safety and well-being of a woman."

I've heard it said that if a woman truly loves her child she should be willing to give up her life for it. What would you say in order to change someone's mind about this topic?