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Ten Myths About Abortion
Myth #1: Most abortions happen because of rape, incest, maternal health or birth defects
Fact: 97% of abortions are performed for social or economic reasons. Only 3% are due to rape or incest, maternal health or birth defects.
(Source: tabulation of reports on “Induced Termination of Pregnancy” from Florida (1998-2020), Louisiana (1996-2018), Minnesota (1999-2019), Nebraska (2001-2019), South Dakota (1999-2019), and Utah (1996-2018)
Myth #2: Access to abortion helps racial minorities
Fact: Abortion targets minority communities. If 28% of black babies are aborted while only 10% of white babes are aborted, the minority population is shrinking.
(Source: The Centers for Disease Control's 2019 Abortion Surveillance report)
Myth #3: The fetus is just a clump of cells that are part of the mother’s body.
Fact: The unborn child has his or hers own genetic code from day one and is defined by scientists as a distinct organism.
(Source: Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 24th ed. (2021), ed. Donald Venes, M.D.)
Myth #4: Planned Parenthood doesn’t focus on abortions
Fact: Planned Parenthood makes $583,350 everyday from abortions. (Approximately $600 per abortion = 972.25 abortions per day)
(Source: revenue estimated from the number of abortions reported in Planned Parenthood's 2019 – 2020 Annual Report at approximately $600 per abortion)
Myth #5: The use of contraception decreases the number of abortions
Fact: Contraceptive increases the rate of promiscuity giving the false security of safe sex without risk of pregnancy. Increased unintended pregnancies increase abortion.
(Source: https://www.hli.org/resources/contraception-lead-abortion)
Myth #6: Planned Parenthood often provides prenatal care and adoption referrals, and only some abortions
Fact: 97% of pregnant clients at Planned Parenthood receive abortions.
(Source: Planned Parenthood's 2019 - 2020 Annual Report)
Myth #7: Aborting children from poor families saves society the cost of supporting them
Fact: Every abortion costs society approximately $4,983,298 in lost taxes and spending.
(Source: https://www.hli.org/resources/abortion-reduce-welfare-costs/)
Myth #8: Thousands of women died from illegal abortion every year before abortion became legal.
Fact: The year before Roe v Wade abortion was only 65 maternal deaths. It s more than 4254% common to die in a house fire
(Source: The Centers for Disease Control's Abortion Surveillance report (2006); The U.S. Fire Administration's Fire Estimate Summary: Residential Building Fire Trends (April 2021)
Myth #9: Abortion can save a woman’s life
Fact: A woman whose life is in danger may need a medical procedure that kills her baby as a side effect. But doctors agree that direct abortion is never necessary to save a woman’s life.
(Source: https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2019/02/49619/)
Myth #10: Most Americans are pro-choice
Fact: Americans are split fairly even on the abortion issue. 46% pro-life; 48% pro-abortion; 6% other.
(Source: https://news.gallup.com/poll/1576/abortion.aspx)
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