I really can't believe this thread is still going. I guess some people like to believe their opinion is better proof than cold hard facts. Looking at
post #142, It interests me that Afghanistan is #2 on the list. You see... I'm there now. Our unit does a lot of MEDCAP missions (medical relief). I've heard from people about the loss of newborn brothers, sisters, sons and daughters a LOT in the three months I've been here. Oddly enough, there is no medical care or facilities here. Women ALWAYS (outside of maybe Kabul) give birth at home, usually with the aid of a female relative. Must be a great program to have the second highest infant mortality rate IN THE WORLD. What numbers can possibly convince an intelligent, thinking human being that your opinion otherwise is rational? It seems like a great disillusion to me.