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Psst. Nate Send a noteboard - 15/11/2012 09:43:35 PM
Intentional abortion to save the life of the mother is performed in about 0.004% of all abortions (151 instances between 1967 & 1990).

Death of the mother during an abortion procedure occurs in approximaely 0.3% of all abortions.


In other words, dying because you had an abortion performed on you is about 1,000 times more likely than dying because one was NOT performed.

Regardless, both occurances are HIGHLY unlikely and should not be the basis for any discussion beyond "Damn, what a shame that happened to her."



Statistically speaking, the difference between 0.004 and 0.3 is 75 times, not 1000 times.

I too would like to see the source of your statistics. According to this article on FactCheck.org — http://www.factcheck.org/2012/10/the-life-of-the-mother/ — 600 women die of pregnancy-related complications every year in the United States. That may still be a small percentage, but it doesn't sound so small when you put it in hard numbers instead of relative numbers. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists stated in that article that more than that would die without access to abortions.

The item I linked also references a study that stated 50 of the 1773 women polled who had an abortion in 1987-88 alone did so because of risk to their medical health. Now, that's self-reporting, and so may differ from reality, but 50 in one year is a lot different from 150 over 23 years, as you cite. I imagine the reality is somewhere in between, but either way, it certainly is worth discussion. It's easy for you to say that exceptions don't matter when you're not one of the exceptions.
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woman dies after doctors deny her a life-saving abortion - 14/11/2012 06:58:31 PM 1317 Views
this is so terribly sad. keeping abortions legal is important. *NM* - 14/11/2012 07:09:00 PM 251 Views
Maybe this is more a testament to the quality of care in that hospital than an arguemnt for abortion *NM* - 15/11/2012 01:49:00 PM 267 Views
Can you elaborate? - 16/11/2012 04:07:48 PM 505 Views
Do you have access to her medical charts? - 16/11/2012 08:44:45 PM 518 Views
Statistically speaking... - 15/11/2012 07:03:51 PM 537 Views
Where did you get your statistics from? - 15/11/2012 09:19:29 PM 777 Views
Psst. - 15/11/2012 09:43:35 PM 569 Views
I'm pretty sure his 0.3% figure comes from - 15/11/2012 10:01:29 PM 484 Views
That would certainly change the difference between the numbers. - 15/11/2012 10:07:42 PM 547 Views
Re: Statistically speaking... - 15/11/2012 10:56:35 PM 522 Views
Where's the due process? - 15/11/2012 11:35:39 PM 600 Views
First, prove that the fetus is a "ONE". - 16/11/2012 04:14:34 PM 478 Views
That argument is specious - 16/11/2012 08:36:07 PM 495 Views
But you cannot call another living person an "environment." Only for parasites. - 16/11/2012 10:16:18 PM 458 Views
Yes I can, look up the word environment - 17/11/2012 11:49:55 AM 592 Views
No, I do not accept the risk of pregnancy. - 20/11/2012 01:41:07 PM 471 Views
Re: No, I do not accept the risk of pregnancy. - 20/11/2012 03:59:19 PM 479 Views
well said - 20/11/2012 05:27:11 PM 578 Views
I agree, but it does not matter. - 16/11/2012 08:26:17 PM 470 Views
Win some, lose some - 15/11/2012 11:29:32 PM 633 Views
In other words, if you don't want to die, become a lesbian. *NM* - 16/11/2012 04:16:23 PM 266 Views
stop calling women whores - 16/11/2012 04:55:49 PM 562 Views

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