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Originally Posted by Azure
I sure as hell hope so.
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This is from The Pro-Choice Action Network, a Canadian site and the only one I found that addressed the subject of late abortions.
"In the 1990's, access to abortion did improve tremendously. There are now many clinics and health centres across the country that now provide abortions outside hospitals. Abortion is now extremely safe. In fact, I believe that Canada has the lowest maternal mortality rate in the world for early abortions. Even though there is no gestational limits in Canada, over 90% of abortions are done in the first trimester, only 2-3% are done after 16 weeks, and no doctor does abortions after 20 or 21 weeks except for compelling health or genetic reasons. Our overall abortion rate is about 16 per 1000 women of child-bearing age per year, a fairly low rate when compared to other developed countries. About 80% of Canadian women use some form of contraception [compared to 64% of American women]