we know that this is true…once you talk to a woman enough even though they think they chose in most cases there was some pressure around their decision where they really felt like they did not have a choice. Of course, ultimately the choice is ours, but it sure it difficult when you are pregnant and those you love or are close to you or your livelihood is at risk….
An
Illinois-based pro-life group says lost in the politics of the abortion
debate is the surprising evidence that most — not some — abortions
are unwanted or coerced, and many are forced.
The Elliot Institute has updated a study on forced abortion in America.
One aspect of the study focuses on the risks that women and girls often
face when they refuse to have an abortion. Amy Sobie with the Elliot
Institute says updated information confirms a previous conclusion that
the number-one cause of death among pregnant women is homicide.
"We believe from the research and from anecdotal evidence that a lot of
abortions, probably the majority of abortions in the United States, are
unwanted or coerced in one way or another," she shares. "That could be
from pregnancy discrimination [or] that could be from pressure. One
study shows that 64 percent of women having abortions in the U.S.
reported feeling pressured by others."
Pregnancy discrimination, says Sobie, involves employers who push an
employee to have an abortion — and she adds that such complaints are
on the rise. She believes states are doing a poor job in screening
abortion seekers for pressure factors.
"The state of Nebraska recently became the first state to actually pass
a bill that would hold abortion clinics liable," says the pro-lifer.
"Basically it allows for lawsuits when [clinics] fail to screen for
coercion or force, and when they fail to screen for risk factors that
put women at risk for psychological problems after abortions."
Sobie contends all abortion clinics ought to be screening the women for
risk factors anyway. She emphasizes that lawmakers in the various
states ought to require it, mimicking the legislation Nebraska passed.
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