Roe v. Wade has been overturned in a shocking move this morning. However, what most people may not understand, is that this is not a ban. While the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has overturned the ruling, it simply means it goes back to the states, which for a vast majority means that abortions will still be available, though some with more restrictions.
Something I’ve been seeing a lot today is the arguments about rape and incest and how abortions are required for these events. While I agree that rape and incest should absolutely be something that is safe for people to choose abortion, it had me wondering just how big of an issue something like this is.
Roe V. Wade: Why Are Rape And Incest The Focus? – Account For Just 1% Of All Abortions
After doing some research, I found an article from USA Today (not really a right-wing conspiracy site), and according to the Guttmacher Institute, just 1% of women get an abortion because they became pregnant through rape, whereas less than 0.5% do so because of incest.
I found this very interesting, as we hear about these particular situations so often, but really a vast majority of abortions are due to other reasons. The largest study was done on the reasons why women seek abortions by Finer and colleagues utilizing data from a survey in 2004, comparing data from a 1987 study. According to the study,
“The top three reason categories cited in both studies were: 1) “Having a baby would dramatically change my life” (i.e., interfere with education, employment and ability to take care of existing children and other dependents) (74% in 2004 and 78% in 1987), 2) “I can’t afford a baby now” (e.g., unmarried, student, can’t afford childcare or basic needs) (73% in 2004 and 69% in 1987), and 3) “I don’t want to be a single mother or am having relationship problems” (48% in 2004 and 52% in 1987).”
As the discussion about abortion continues with Roe v. Wade being removed, I think it’s important to understand the information and what’s going on. I found this information extremely interesting, as it kind of destroys one of the biggest talking points about abortions.
What do you think? Does this information suade you in one way or the other or simply open your eyes to the argument? Let us know in the comments below.
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