Most abortions are "for NOT convenience". That's absolutely a right wing lie. Unless you define "convenience" as being able to keep your job, your home and take care of your existing children.
75% of ALL abortions, are poor women living below or just above the poverty line. 60% of all abortions are married women living in poverty. Like all of the other lies Republicans tell their voters about abortions, the idea that only "drunken party girls" are having abortions is a fallacy.
The problem with these abortion bans is that they also ban living saving care for pregnant women having miscarriages.
1/3 of all pregnancies end in miscarriage - more than a million of them every year. and a lot of those miscarriages are incomplete or complicated, and need medical assistance. Because of advances in medical science, doctors are now able to treat most complications of pregnancy, and save women's lives. These wrong headed anti-abortion laws are banning care for miscarriages, and ectopic pregnancies, and other pregnancy complications.
Since red states started passing more and more restrictions on abortions and reproductive health care, the death rate for the complications of pregnancy and childbirth for American women have been steadily rising. In 1987, that death rate was 7.2 deaths per 1000 live births, similar to many first world countries.
Pregnancy-related mortality in the United States, 1987-1990 - PubMed
Increased efforts to identify pregnancy-related deaths have contributed to an increase in the reported pregnancy-related mortality ratio. More than half of such deaths, however, are probably still unreported. Adequate surveillance of pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity is necessary for...pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
By 2021, it was more than 30 deaths per thousand, even though medical science has made many advances in maternal treatment since 1987, more and more American women are dying. The CDC estimates that 80% of these deaths, were preventable.
Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2021
National Center for Health Statisticswww.cdc.gov
The CDC estimates that 80% of these deaths, were preventable.
Key Findings
- Pregnancy-related deaths occurred during pregnancy, delivery, and up to a year postpartum.
- The leading cause of pregnancy-related death varied by race and ethnicity.
- Over 80% of pregnancy-related deaths were determined to be preventable.
Pregnancy-Related Deaths: Data from Maternal Mortality Review Committees in 36 US States, 2017–2019 | CDC
Reproductive Health
No, it’s not a right wing lie:
Reasons U.S. Women Have Abortions: Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives
Public discussion about abortion in the United States has generally focused on policy: who should be allowed to have abortions, and under what circumstances. Receiving less attention are the women behind the statistics—the 1.3 million women who obtain abortions each year1—and their reasons for...
It all boils down to “it would interfere with my life”. Health of the mother is such a small percentage that it’s not even listed in the results. You lefty’s often cite that reason, but it’s such a small portion of the people who have abortions.
Nobody said anything about “drunken party girls”.
Here’s another:
Understanding why women seek abortions in the US
The current political climate with regards to abortion in the US, along with the economic recession may be affecting women’s reasons for seeking abortion, warranting a new investigation into the reasons why women seek abortion.Data for this study ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Again, largest reason given? Having a baby would dramatically change their life.
I’m not saying that things like poverty don’t play a role, but this idea that most women having abortions because they are in dire straits is just wrong. Most abortions are done out of convenience, because having a baby would interfere with their lives.
My point in all of this is, the “health of the mother” that so many lefty’s cite is such a small percentage of the number of abortions performed.
Anyway, I don’t know why I allowed myself to get sidetracked with arguments about “reasons”. My original point was, women SHOULD be able to get the healthcare they need, but abortion is not a federal issue, and Dobbs rectified a long running misunderstanding of roe.
Every state has an exception for the life of the mother, most also have exceptions for the health of the mother.
If people in that state want more relaxed rules on abortions then they must press upon their elected leaders to make those changes, or vote them out if they don’t.
Also, right now, you are seeing the initial reaction to overturning of roe, and yes, some states are being over strict on it, but over time, I think you’ll see states relax those rules as people’s minds change and they see that there are problems with the current rules.
Those are statistics are looking back at the 80s and 90s, and the conclusion your article cites is that the increase in the ratio is due to an increase in efforts to identify pregnancy related deaths has lead to an increase in the number of them being reported.
Now, I agree, if a doctor find something that he believes will be a possible risk to the health of the mother and could possibly put her in danger of death, they should absolutely be allowed to terminate the pregnancy.
