Amazing analysis as always. It would be useful to clarify if "abortion" in all the data you present is always an elective abortion, or could some of the stats include spontaneous abortions? For example, the percent of pregnancies that end in abortion.
Another thought. As a math major, I love data. But I don't see this data actually being at all useful, but really more just interesting. The data won't help shape anyone's opinion of abortion, it won't help in laws or policies. I don't see that it will change any individual woman's decision about what to do with pregnancy. But I could be wrong--I certainly hope seeing this data would change someone's mind!
Small point about methodology related to such claims as ```Of the 700,000 additional children who were conceived in 1980, 98% of them were aborted.```
Assuming that the rate of pregnancies and the rate of natural miscarriages (as well as things like ectopic pregnancies) correlate (even if abortion means they are not constant), then an increased pregnancy rate would also mean an increase in those conditions. Meaning that unless you meant to consider those miscarriages as "abortions" above (which is technically true medically, but not the common usage of the term here or the moral meaning) then that number really can't be inferred from the data presented.
Based on what I’ve heard, some natural miscarriages prior to Roe were accused of being intentionally aborted. Is it possible this data would be reflecting that? Don’t get me wrong, I hope that’s not the case, as this seems like a good statistical reason (putting morality aside) for abortion being illegal.
Amazing analysis as always. It would be useful to clarify if "abortion" in all the data you present is always an elective abortion, or could some of the stats include spontaneous abortions? For example, the percent of pregnancies that end in abortion.
Another thought. As a math major, I love data. But I don't see this data actually being at all useful, but really more just interesting. The data won't help shape anyone's opinion of abortion, it won't help in laws or policies. I don't see that it will change any individual woman's decision about what to do with pregnancy. But I could be wrong--I certainly hope seeing this data would change someone's mind!
Thanks I enjoyed the article.
Small point about methodology related to such claims as ```Of the 700,000 additional children who were conceived in 1980, 98% of them were aborted.```
Assuming that the rate of pregnancies and the rate of natural miscarriages (as well as things like ectopic pregnancies) correlate (even if abortion means they are not constant), then an increased pregnancy rate would also mean an increase in those conditions. Meaning that unless you meant to consider those miscarriages as "abortions" above (which is technically true medically, but not the common usage of the term here or the moral meaning) then that number really can't be inferred from the data presented.
Based on what I’ve heard, some natural miscarriages prior to Roe were accused of being intentionally aborted. Is it possible this data would be reflecting that? Don’t get me wrong, I hope that’s not the case, as this seems like a good statistical reason (putting morality aside) for abortion being illegal.