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 <note>This is based heavily on Section 9.5 of Christopher Kaczor's //The Ethics of Abortion//</note> <note>This is based heavily on Section 9.5 of Christopher Kaczor's //The Ethics of Abortion//</note>
  
-Abortion advocates sometimes claim that "abortion is safer than childbirth." How can we respond?+Abortion advocates sometimes claim that "abortion is safer than childbirth" or "without legal abortion, women will die." How can we respond?
  
 The detailed answer is that advances in medicine and proper maternal healthcare are what make pregnancy safe, not abortion. This is a bit of a deep dive on the statistics and case studies so that we have the background to understand why abortion is not the answer to reducing maternal mortality. The detailed answer is that advances in medicine and proper maternal healthcare are what make pregnancy safe, not abortion. This is a bit of a deep dive on the statistics and case studies so that we have the background to understand why abortion is not the answer to reducing maternal mortality.
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 +FIXME this content is good, but it needs to be explained in a more accessible way, otherwise people get lost in the stats and don't get the bigger point. Some slides/visuals to illustrate the points? Or more of a concise summary? Perhaps changing the flow - this starts out deep in the weeds and slowly works towards a succinct conclusion, instead of maybe answering the question up front and then elaborating?
  
 ===== Illegal Abortions ===== ===== Illegal Abortions =====