Ok well, beyond knowing multiple people who have used the option of abortion as birth control, here are some statistics. By the way, I think you are making this way too easy...


Abortion averages:
Worldwide, the lifetime average is about 1 abortion per woman.
© Copyright 1999-2000, The Alan Guttmacher Institute. (Guttmacher Institute: Home Page)

In the united States:
Number of abortions per year: 1.37 Million (1996)
Number of abortions per day: Approximately 3,700

Who's having abortions (age)?
52% of women obtaining abortions in the U.S. are younger than 25: Women aged 20-24 obtain 32% of all abortions; Teenagers obtain 20% and girls under 15 account for 1.2%

Who's having abortions (marital status)?
64.4% of all abortions are performed on never-married women; Married women account for 18.4% of all abortions and divorced women obtain 9.4%.

Why women have abortions
1% of all abortions occur because of rape or incest; 6% of abortions occur because of potential health problems regarding either the mother or child, and 93% of all abortions occur for social reasons (i.e. the child is unwanted or inconvenient).

At what gestational ages are abortions performed:
52% of all abortions occur before the 9th week of pregnancy, 25% happen between the 9th & 10th week, 12% happen between the 11th and 12th week, 6% happen between the 13th & 15th week, 4% happen between the 16th & 20th week, and 1% of all abortions (16,450/yr.) happen after the 20th week of pregnancy.

© Copyright 1998, The Alan Guttmacher Institute. (Guttmacher Institute: Home Page)
© Copyright 1997, The Alan Guttmacher Institute. (Guttmacher Institute: Home Page)
© Copyright 1995, Family Planning Perspectives
© Copyright 1988, Family Planning Perspectives





Though I mentioned it previously (And this is begining to become a little too freequent and I hope that you can better comprehend my statements) Rome is well known for falling due to moral decline, ask any history teacher or buff and they will tell you it was a major determining factor. And if you don't believe me, here is a road map.

Reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire

"And lastly, despite it being a fallacy, my point still stands."
Um, do you even know what a fallacy is? Well, here is a denotation, just incase.

"A fallacy is a component of an argument which, being demonstrably flawed in its logic or form, renders the argument invalid in whole."


As for a connection between teen pregnancy and abortion, well my friend I can't believe this is a shocker to you, but here it is.

METHODS: The United States population density was determined for each state and each district of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) from the 2000 US Census. The United States teenage pregnancy statistics for females aged 15 to 19 years in 1999 and 2000 were obtained from the Alan Guttmacher Institute. The main measures were the correlation between population density and teen pregnancy rate or teen abortion rate by state and ACOG district.

RESULTS: In 2000 there was no significant correlation between population density and the percentage of teenage females who conceived when analyzed by ACOG district (correlation coefficient r = 0.063, P = .87). In contrast, there was a significant correlation between population density and the percentage of pregnant teens who electively terminated their pregnancy when analyzed by ACOG district (r = 0.85, P = .003). In regions of greatest population density the percentage of pregnant teens who electively terminated was about 50%. In regions of least population density the percentage of pregnant teens who electively terminated was about 25%. Similar results were observed when teen pregnancy and abortion data from 1999 were analyzed.
Refrence: Population Density and Teen Pregnancy -- Barbieri 104 (4): 741 -- Obstetrics & Gynecology

Refute those if you can, I have investigated them, and thus have determined that they are irrefutable.

And lastly, I believe I mentioned this above, but if you need that backstory to understand where I am coming from I will give it to you. I don't want you thinking that my arguement is based on my religious beliefs, because it is very far from it.

I do have christian beliefs, however, my selfish tendencies all but prohibit me from being able to call myself a christian. So as not to hurt a just cause, I cannot call myself one. I believe in Jesus, and the christian God without a doubt, because I have studied the theology with due diligence. I have also taking several college courses aside if my mainstream interest computer science to further my knowledge in the matter.

Science has holes, and for a reason. It takes more faith to believe in atheism than it does in any christian founded religion. I believe you need to research it further, because something as serious as eternity deserves a second glance rather than just constantly bashing it. Ever wonder why that christian dude has a better life than you? And why you are always seeping back into depression, and the only way you are able to build yourself up is to tear others down? I also took alot of psych, so I can help you there as well.

I am guessing you weigh around 150 lb's and have little muscle, and you rarely shit talk people, because you are so limited in your own view of yourself. Trust me, you can't fill an infinite hole with shit of this world. You can merely stop it up for a short time.

Also, I don't hang out with a bunch of church goers, infact, none of my friends goto church. I smoke pot, love Vodka, and enjoy sex.

So, please, don't come at me with unsubstantiated claims about where I am coming from, because as I said before, you will always end up in the same situation. No ground to stand on, and only making yourself look rediculous. I think for myself and always will. I debate against my sisters devout christian husband all the time. We are always on the opposite side. On the flip side, all I see you making are the repeatative defenses for this, where as I have made a orginal arguement. (For the most part, this has been debated into the ground, so it is a lil hard, but I feel I have presented something unlike most.)


Btw, tell me you are at least an adult?