A recent survey suggests that abortions may be a leading
cause of death to the unborn. Concerned by this finding several journalists worked
to research this issue further. Traveling to street corners across small town America,
reporters asked passersby if they ever had an abortion. After eventually excluding
girls under six, people who have never dated, and men from their results they
did find some women who were sexually active yet never had abortions.
Concentrating on this select group, they went on to ask several questions, including
questions about the use of contraceptives. These survey findings suggest that
even sexually active women who conscientiously use contraception almost never
seek abortions.
Could this surprising finding provide some new approach to
reducing the number of abortions? To research this question journalists set out
this time to interview anti-abortion activists. After carefully including only girls
under six, people who have never dated, and men in their survey the results
were disappointing. Anti-abortion activists seemed baffled and desperate. One
was quoted as saying: “I just don’t know what more we can do. We have picketed
the Supreme Court, murdered doctors, mobilized religious fundamentalists, voted
for TEA party candidates, required medically unnecessary and intrusive examinations,
worked to reduce the intrusion of government into our private lives, demonized
women seeking abortion, trivialized rape, and cut off funding to Planned
Parenthood.”
Vigorous efforts continue to seek some effective approach to
reducing the incidence of abortion, but progress remains slow.
