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IL, the statistics regarding abortions in the United States prior to 1970 are misleading at best. Roe v. Wade came about in 1973, so any information regarding abortions performed legally versus those performed illegally is often inaccurate prior to that date.
The WHO estimated that 19 million unsafe abortions are performed worldwide every year. 95% of backalley abortions occur in developing countries. Approximately 68,000 women per year die from complications from unsafe abortion procedures.
Additionally, women from Latin America are coming to the United States, and unaware of their right to choose or too poor to get a surgical abortion, they use misoprostol (an ulcer medication) off-label to induce an abortion, which when not used in coordination with mifepristone (RU-486) can be very dangerous, and lead to birth defects or hemorrhage.
Personally, my desire is to educate people about family planning in the first place, so that they don't have to get abortions.
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