There are some abortion facts that often get lost in the debate A short thread 1/
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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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