There are some abortion facts that often get lost in the debate A short thread 1/
Myth: people who have abortions are universally young Fact most people who have abortions are between 20 and 30 years old, and more >35s have abortions than <18s 3/pic.twitter.com/nAmCAGAnbi
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Myth: abortion is always/usually surgical Fact: most abortions are medical - while surgical procedures are often presented as the face of abortion by critics, these are in the minority in most places 4/pic.twitter.com/inqGTfmxa3
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(Note - the above varies by location. Medical abortion is not always available, but when it is it is usually the preferred method) 5/
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Myth: abortion involves scalpels, scissors, burning and torture Fact: surgical abortion can involve the use of cutting implements, but most abortions are medical and merely involve blocking hormones that continue the pregnancy 6/pic.twitter.com/AWwdV2RYnh
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Myth: abortion has serious long-term health impacts Fact: there is no good evidence that abortion is unhealthy, unlike pregnancy which is a leading cause of death for women of childbearing age 7/pic.twitter.com/7AIxFU2lWt
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Myth: late-term (post 21-24 week) abortions are common Fact: late-term abortions are extremely rare (and getting less common!), and almost exclusively in cases where the fetus is dying/already dead or the mother's life is in imminent danger 8/pic.twitter.com/qTMNnDKEhz
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This is a thread of facts. These statements are all very well-supported by data and aren't really there for debate You can argue about opinions, but you can't argue facts 9/
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There are many areas of the abortion debate that are entangled with complex ethical and moral questions, like "what constitutes a person?" I'm not here to litigate those disputes 10/
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The fact is that many arguments about abortion rely on misconceptions, and it is unfortunate that so many people buy into these simply because they play into a narrative that supports their point 11/11
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P.s. One very important fact I missed out Myth: restrictive abortion laws (i.e. banning abortions) reduces the rate of abortion Fact: while the evidence isn't overwhelming, what research has been done indicates that banning abortions has no impact on the rate of abortion
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