I'm not going to discuss ethics and morality here, because that's obviously dicey There may be no right or wrong answers to the ethical questions There are definitely right answers to the factual ones 2/
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So abortion bans don't stop abortions What DO they do? 13/
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The main thing that has been consistently found from abortion bans is that they increase the rates of unsafe abortions 14/pic.twitter.com/7aWTEjd6rV
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What does "unsafe" mean? The WHO defines an unsafe abortion as: "[terminating an] unintended pregnancy either by people lacking the necessary skills or in an environment that does not conform to minimum medical standards, or both" 15/
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If that sounds too clinical for you, here are some examples that have been found by researchers looking into unsafe abortions 16/pic.twitter.com/UZqiHTn8VQ
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To highlight a few of these: - drinking bleach/acid - throwing self off roof/stairs - sticking bicycle spokes into vagina 17/
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The WHO estimates that about 45% of all abortions worldwide are unsafe, with rates highest in countries that have abortion bans, restrictions, or have poorer provision of family planning services 18/pic.twitter.com/4yoPJuZWiw
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So, to recap: - abortion bans don't reduce the rates of abortion - they DO increase the rates of UNSAFE abortion - the most effective way to prevent abortion is contraceptives/family planning 19/
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More importantly, if someone says that they support abortion bans because they want to see fewer abortions, they are either incorrect or not telling the truth 20/fin
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