I have seen so many posts defending abortions, but very few speaking out about why they are wrong. There is so much here, I can’t deal with it all in one post. Nor did I plan to deal with it at all, but I can’t help feeling that with all the discussions and mis-information, it’s important that people are aware of some of the facts.

Here’s my view, and I’m stickin’ to it.

Usually, I keep certain opinions to myself when it pertains to religion and politics. Abortion is also something I’ve just never talked about because it has to do with personal views and personal issues of others. I’m going to break my code of silence just for this one moment in time, so please, enjoy this freedom of expression with me, whether you agree with it or not.

MURDER, n. What happens to human embryos that are subjected to abortion - and, what happens to those that are carried to term and born into this world unwanted and without adequate provision for their support. Most civilized societies profess to prefer quick, relatively painless means of dispatch to slow ones with torture. But then, this is America. See GUANTANAMO, ABU GHRAIB.

Why is banning abortion a public health issue?

Lessee now. At the beginning of the 20th century, the death rate for pregnant women in the USA was 1 in 100 live births. In Sierra Leone and Afghanistan presently, it’s 2 per 100 live births.

The death rate for US soldiers sent to Iraq in 2003-04 was one for every 400 soldiers deployed.

Thanks to modern medicine, the death rate for women in pregnancy today is 1 per 10,000 live births. But that modern medicine costs tens of thousands of dollars per baby. In an uncomplicated pregnancy. Oh - you said you don’t have health insurance?!?