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In reply to the discussion: Abortion should NOT be rare. [View all]sir pball
(4,741 posts)I.e. education and access to contraception should be expanded by orders of magnitude, so that unplanned pregnancy becomes uncommon, let's say 10% of current levels. And, along with that, reproductive rights are fiercely protected so that abortion is available on demand, with no questions or conditions whatsoever...at 10% of today's rates. Not because of any social engineering, or legal restrictions, or generated stigma, but simply because unplanned pregnancy has become far less common. In the same way that treatment for heart disease should be easily available - and a well-informed populace provided with the right tools to prevent heart disease in the first place should RARELY need to make use of the completely legal and available procedures.
You keep saying "no medical treatment should be RARE." What does "rare" mean to you, exactly? In my mind it simply means "uncommon", but you appear to define it more broadly. Please help me understand what you mean by "rare".