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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Sep 1

    With recent news, thought I'd repost this old article that I wrote on the scientific evidence on banning abortion Long story short - abortion bans don't stop abortions, they only stop SAFE abortionshttps://gidmk.medium.com/abortion-bans-dont-work-2c9fff7bb025 …

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      1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Sep 1

        The reason for this is quite simple - if you're desperate, it's not that hard to abort a baby. Here are some ways the WHO identified that women have tried where abortion bans have been enactedpic.twitter.com/cyxteHYkbg

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      1.  🇪🇸 Balkrai  🇪🇸‏ @balkraix Sep 1
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        https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X20303156 … "Averaging among all other countries where abortion is broadly legal, abortion rates were higher among countries where abortion was restricted"

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      2. Tom Dric‏ @dric_tom Sep 1
        Replying to @GidMK

        Depends on what you mean exactly by 'abortion ban' but 'restrictions don't stop abortions' and 'restrictions only stop safe abortions' combined would suggest safety of the procedure is not an important factor for people deciding to get an abortion or not. Seems implausible?

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      3. Tom Dric‏ @dric_tom Sep 1
        Replying to @dric_tom @GidMK

        "Many people getting abortion are desperate for abortion and safety is a secondary concern" is certainly true. But it is not contradicting with "Many people who would have received abortion when given a safe opportunity don't/can't."

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      2. Tov_Chazir‏ @TChazir Sep 1
        Replying to @GidMK

        I enjoy your stuff about ivn, and I've learned to look at the who is running the study and their biases. That being said, the studies you cite have a vested interest to show legality had no effect (looking at the researchers' websites).

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      3. Tov_Chazir‏ @TChazir Sep 1
        Replying to @TChazir @GidMK

        Just like it seems impossible masks don't help (they at least stop sneezes), laws will change some women's mind (true, not desperate cases).

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