December 20, 2005

LACK OF ACCESS IS A CULTURE OF LIFE:

Federal study shows unwanted births are up (Mike Stobbe, December 20, 2005, The Associated Press)

More American women are having babies they didn't want, a survey indicates, but federal researchers say they don't know if that means attitudes about abortion are changing.

U.S. women of childbearing age who were surveyed in 2002 revealed that 14 percent of their recent births were unwanted at the time of conception, federal researchers said yesterday.

In a similar 1995 survey, only 9 percent were unwanted at the time of conception.

At least one anti-abortion group said the numbers reflect a national "pro-life shift," while others who research reproductive health issues suggested it might mean less access to abortion.


Either suffices.

Posted by Orrin Judd at December 20, 2005 12:00 AM
Comments

I think they are asking the wrong question. How many of them are unwanted at birth, not how many of them are unwanted at time of conception. I would bet that the results would be very different. It is much harder to turn down a baby that has just been born than it is to turn down a baby you have not touched and smelled and seen. Sounds as if the NARAL and Planned Parenthood are looking for some statistical propaganda and are willing to twist it to make their case. I think they fail this time.

Posted by: dick at December 20, 2005 1:22 PM

Just wait until mandatory ultrasound counselling is ruled not to constitute an undue burden--we'll see how many of the babies are wanted and how many are unwanted.

Posted by: Lou Gots at December 20, 2005 6:01 PM
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