Sep 11, 2021
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Salon

Pregnancy is much more dangerous than abortion — meaning abortion bans like Texas’ will be deadly

More pregnant people are apt to die — simply because staying pregnant is riskier than having an abortion

Abortion saves lives. I have never felt the truth of this statement as deeply as when I looked into the eyes of a pregnant teenager who wanted but couldn't get an abortion. Staying pregnant is just not an option for some. Safe abortion provides them a way into their futures. Forcing them to stay pregnant causes harms up to and including death.

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