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Abortion lessons from Latin America
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Mar 21, 2006 07:20pm |
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| Category | Opinion |
| Media | Newspaper - Los Angeles Times |
| News Date | Wednesday, March 22, 2006 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | IT'S BEEN A LONG time since the days of back-alley abortions in the U.S. Perhaps that's why South Dakota Gov. Michael Rounds signed into law a ban against abortion in his state, with one narrow exception: protecting the life of the pregnant woman. Perhaps Rounds, who was only 19 when Roe vs. Wade was decided in 1973, doesn't remember what it was like to live in a country where women had no right to a safe, legal abortion.
But there is a place he could visit if he wants to refresh his memory: Latin America.
My experience in Latin America carrie with it three clear lessons for South Dakota.
Lesson 1: Outlawing abortion does not stop women from having them.
Lesson 2: Providing limited exceptions to an abortion ban does little to improve access to safe abortions.
Lesson 3: In Latin America, as everywhere else, the best way to stop abortion is to prevent unwanted pregnancies. |
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