Google Maps Pledges to Help Women Find Abortions

 Google stepped up to help women who have been lowered to second class status by their state's legislators and governors. In post Roe states that have made abortion illegal women will be able to go online and find clinics in states around them and the distance. I assume they will be able to see available appointment times. 

The Google announcement appeared the same day as more information about California's plan to pay travel expenses there to obtain abortions. Money to offset travel will help some women who need to go out of state. 

While these two events leapfrog abortion availability to women in back-water states, my guess is they are only the beginning of ways to keep abortions available. We already know there is a network bring abortion causing pills into the U.S. 

All of this leaves no doubt about one fact: A lot of women in states where it is against the law will get abortions. 

What percentage of unwanted pregnancies will be forced to give birth? That we don't know yet. It is fair to ask how many forced births will make anti-abortion laws considered "effective" or "successful?" If an additional one percent or ten percent or 50 percent of pregnancies are forced to term is that enough to make anti-abortion laws "successful?" From a public administrative viewpoint, there should be some definition of "success" before a law is put in place. Of course, we will not see this kind of professional evaluation from a law based on religion.

Even if the number of pregnancies forced to birth are few, those who make money off of donations to forced births will crow. "Look at how many babies were born because we forced women to give birth!" What has happened in other countries, however, is a significant number in the public have come to see laws forcing women to give birth are effective only on the poor. Pubic support has eventually waned. 

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