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<\/center><\/p>\nThere were hundreds more deaths when abortion was illegal, but nowhere near the number that Goodman claimed. In the developed world, even when abortion is illegal, women can often obtain safe abortions illegally from doctors, or by crossing borders. In the US, at least some feminist groups, such as Jane<\/a>, offered safe abortions as well.<\/p>\n (Of course, the story is different in third-world countries, where pro-life laws kill 77,000 women a year<\/a>.)<\/p>\n In a different post, Annie (to her credit) criticizes some of the rude behavior <\/a>of pro-lifers at last week’s march. (She’s posted a couple of times about rude pro-choicers<\/a>, as well). She also points out that, contrary to what some pro-choicers believe, most leaders of pro-life groups are women.<\/p>\n (Personally, I think it doesn’t matter what sex pro-lifers are. Pro-life laws are wrong on their own merits, not based on the sex of the person proposing the law.).<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Since Annie at After Abortion has been criticized a fair amount on this blog lately, I wanted to link to two good posts of hers. First, Annie corrects Boston Globe columnist Ellen Goodman, who has reported an urban legend as … Continue reading