You wouldn't be engaging in a little FEAR MONGERING there, would you, Ish? To repeat, pointlessly of course.
Table 2. Fetal Deaths, 1992
Gestational age Number
2023 weeks 8,152
2427 weeks 4,567
2831 weeks 3,635
3235 weeks 4,107
Those are sad statistics indeed, and have nothing to do with abortions. Something has to be done in those instances, D&E is better that a C-section in terms of the mother's health and recovery. Better prenatal care could probably reduce fetal death after 24 weeks much more than a "PBA" ban, the total number of abortions after 24 weeks in 1992 was 1170. Somehow, better prenatal care doesn't seem to be much of a priority for the "right to life" crowd, at least compared to the PBA issue of the day. |
