Which is Safer, Giving Birth or Having an Abortion



I discuss this question often here. It is important because the well funded anti abortion political operation says over and over that the abortion procedure is not safe.

That is a flat out lie. It is more dangerous to give birth than to have an abortion. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists pregnancy as the sixth leading cause of death for women ages 20-34. It is more deadly than flu, pneumonia or diabetes in this group.

It is not necessary for there to be this many deaths related to pregnancy. One of the problems is that doctors and hospitals, like anti abortionists, do not place as high a priority on women's health as they do other health issues. The majority of hospitals do not report the steps in place for birth safety and do not want to discuss them. Anti abortion advocates do not want to discuss the hazards of pregnancy.

This is consistent with the entire thrust of anti abortion politics. It has never paid attention to what women want to accomplish in their lives. If a woman has an unplanned pregnancy it is important to ignore the woman's dilemma. More important is to take control of the woman's life and monitor to make certain she has no abortion.

What a revolution in medicine it would be if someone of prominence in medical research announced focus will now be on keeping woman healthy and successful. That is, pregnant women would now be monitored properly to ensure problems were caught in time. Women would have access to hassle free abortion financial assistance for child care.

Our country is not yet woman friendly.

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  1. AnonymousAugust 12, 2018 at 5:36 PM

    Which is more dangerous for the other life involved?

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    1. AnonymousAugust 12, 2018 at 9:11 PM

      There is no health risk to the father.

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  2. UnknownAugust 12, 2018 at 6:43 PM

    I not only always enjoy the content of your articles, but also the opportunity for a discussion in the comment section. Too many journalists (mostly egotistical conservatives) these days don't have the capacity or willingness to allow a public discussion attached to their work.

    I dig that you're not afraid to put it out there.

    Keep on doing what you do please,

    and thank you Jon!

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  3. Matt NoahAugust 13, 2018 at 9:14 AM

    Jon - It is past time for you to go after the churches and politicians mixing religion and State in Fargo, ND.

    "Letter: Why was there no coverage of the Pride Parade? By Denis Richardson Today,
    Sunday there was a parade on the main street in downtown Fargo. There were many churches represented, there were social organizations and even many candidates running for office (or their supporters marching for them) in the upcoming November elections."

    You can read all of Denis' letter to the editor of the Fargo Forum online.

    I expect nothing less than a full beat down of those churches since that is your normal operating policy. And how about going after those politicians who knowingly consorted with churches (oh my!) on promoting politics?

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    1. Jon LindgrenAugust 13, 2018 at 12:18 PM

      Did the Fargo Diocese have a float or display in the parade supporting the gay community? I was not there so I'm just curious.

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    2. JinxAugust 13, 2018 at 2:41 PM

      Off topic and misdirection, the tolls of m.n. when faced with reality and facts, as usual.

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    3. Jon LindgrenAugust 13, 2018 at 4:07 PM

      Matt--I need to know if the Diocese was there because it, along with other conservative branches of Christianity, are the reason there are liberal churches in the gay pride parade. Conservative Christianity took to gay issue into politics/government. It demanded laws against gay marriage. It demanded that all teaching about family life in grade schools illustrate with a male father and female mother. Liberal churches followed conservative ones like the Catholics into politics/government. Conservative Christianity got slavery approved by colony governments. Liberal churches got involved to end slavery because conservatives were there first justifying it.

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    4. GrandmaAugust 13, 2018 at 5:50 PM

      Matt, did you miss the point altogether? Again? On purpose? Since half of all pregnancies end in miscarriage, one has to wonder why your god kills so many zygotes.

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    5. Matt NoahAugust 13, 2018 at 9:33 PM

      Jon, you are phonier than the so-called publishers of your soap opera. "I need to know if the Diocese was there ..." because I, because I, because I .... {bash conservatives, bash Catholics, bash, bash, bash, lie, lie, lie.

      First, you won't answer the question because the answer is embarrassing to you. Second, marriage as a law was always the union of one man and one woman and will be forever. Only as a civil union has it now become somewhat normalized by the State. Third, anything but a heterosexual family unit as the basis of teaching Family Life is a perversion of nature. Fathers are male, mothers are female. Don't try to foist gender identity politics in to the discussion. Not buying. As for slavery, your history is 180 degrees out of whack. Remember, it was Democrats like Governor George Wallace that segregation then, segregation now, segregation forever! It was Catholics, Protestants, Jews and others that fought for Civil Rights. Sure, there were some misguided Christians who fought against Civil Rights. You can't rewrite history.

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    6. Jon LindgrenAugust 14, 2018 at 6:45 AM

      Matt 9:33 "..marriage as a law was always the union of one man and one woman..."

      So, you are saying, those marriages in the Bible between one man and several women were illegal? Or are they fictitious stories?

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  4. JinxAugust 13, 2018 at 3:12 PM

    Thanks Jon, I appreciate real facts instead of right to live propaganda based on cherry picked and twisted facts. Of course pregnancy is more dangerous for women than abortion, especially so if the mother doesn't get high quality prenatal care. W.H.O., the CDC and the Health Care departments of most world govt's have the same facts and conclusions.

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