Even if you accept that abortion is a very bad thing, it seems that the reality must be faced that, should abortions be banned, they will not dissappear - as many pro-choice people argue, they will continue in a 'black market' fashion without the kind of protection they have now by being legal.
However, given the fact that the system does not openly report the consequences of abortion, nor do they report patient deaths due to abortion, what structures are in place to make sure legal abortions are as safe as they are claimed to be? Right now, under legal abortion, women are not being adequately protected or informed of the consequences.
Secondly, up here in Canada, there have been bills put forth to ensure that those who are not doctors will be able to perform abortions. If we keep abortion legal to keep women safe, why would anyone want to allow someone who is not a doctor to perform them? The argument the legislators put forth is that the technology surrounding abortion has improved so much that even those who are not doctors ought to be able to perform them safely.
I don't see illegal abortion resulting in the deaths of women, since there will be qualified doctors willing to flout the laws. Even in the 50's the vast majority of illegal abortions were performed by doctors, and I see no reason why that would be any different today.
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