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Old 04-24-2009, 11:15 PM
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Historically, the abortion numbers have never been lower than they were just before elective abortion became legal.
Historically, the abortion numbers were never lower than before contraception and abortion became hot-button topics in the 1960s. Why do you think legislation started changing then? People didn't start getting abortions because the law changed; the law changed because people started wanting abortions. Check the damn numbers already. It's not even a phenomenon restricted to the U.S. As these "family planning" options became understood, safe, and affordable, the demand for them increased, irrespective of law.

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To claim the numbers will increase as a result of elective abortion being banned is simply not supported by the historical facts.
To claim that I've argued that the numbers will increase as a result of elective abortion being banned is not only not supported by the historical facts, it's a big fat lie. Your insinuation is awfully dishonest. Why do you have to build a strawman to attack? Is it because you can't counter my actual argument?
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