Christian politicians justified their support for this law with the fallacy that the new law would
end illegal abortions and prevent full legalisation as in the United States.
Not exact matches
When
abortion is
illegal, the crime rate goes up because unwanted children that grow up in abusive homes or
end up in foster care flood our society.
FACT: If
abortion, were again made
illegal in any or all of the United States, women in the middle and upper classes would continue to travel to places where they can safely
end their pregnancies.
I have been a registered nurse for over 37 years, and I remember caring for young women who had been on the receiving
end of an
illegal abortion before it was legal in this country.
On the other, I'm not convinced that making
abortion illegal would actually
end abortion unless accompanied by a sweeping change in the hearts and minds of the American public.
Many more will have travelled elsewhere or bought
illegal abortion medication to
end their pregnancies.
Those without access to such funds will be forced to continue an unwanted pregnancy (which again, is likely to have severe financial implications for someone who can not afford an
abortion), or they will resort to an
illegal and potentially unsafe method of
ending the pregnancy.