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→Ultimate Goal is Reducing Abortion, yes?: new section
: No, it's implausible to think a computer generated that photo. Many similar, actual photos are widely available.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 08:31, 4 June 2008 (EDT)
: No, it's implausible to think a computer generated that photo. Many similar, actual photos are widely available.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 08:31, 4 June 2008 (EDT)
== Ultimate Goal is Reducing Abortion, yes? ==
I think that this page should have a very stong message of how to reduce the number of abortions. I think that everyone, including the most rabid pro-lifers would have to agree that in an ideal society abortion would not exist. A quick investigation into which countries have extremely low abortion rates would be a starting point for what works. For example, Sweden, often quoted as the ideal liberal society with freely available sexual education and contraception for youth has an unacceptably high abortion rate. Higher than the U.S. But Holland and Belgium, both very secular societies with similar attitudes towards sexual education and contraception have abortion rates about half of the U.S. Ireland's rate is very low, probably due to it being outlawed, but the Austrians, with liberal abortion laws has a rate less than half of Ireland. It appears that outlawing abortion has a dramatic effect on the number of abortions performed but there are also countries with liberal abortion laws that have extremely low abortion rates.
'''This wall chart shows worldwide abortion statistics and would be useful for anyone researching abortion, as I hope that many people use this site for.'''
http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/2007_Abortion_Policies_Chart/2007_WallChart.pdf
It is interesting to see how Canada's abortion rate is 25% less than the U.S. rate. They are relatively similar societies, with Canada being viewed as being more liberal, with more liberal abortion laws.
As well, to present both sides of the story, it should be noted that some researchers contend that outlawing abortion just pushes it underground. In a surprisingly balanced article for the liberal press, here is an article that presents both sides of the story.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/12/world/12abortion.html
Aside from working to outlaw abortion, I think that truly Christian, Conservative activists should research what programs are effective in reducing abortion rates. Abstinence seems not to work, and if contraception is the answer, I think that the small sin of premarital sex with protection far outweighs the big sin of murdering a child.
What do the site adminsitrators and readers think? Is this part of a balanced discussion of abortion.
Jeremyh