George Grant is the writer of Grand Illusions: The Legacy of Planned Parenthood and five dozen others. He is based in Franklin, TN and is an excellent speaker, teacher and writer. His blog is http://grantian.blogspot.com.Here is a forward from his newest book Abortion: A Rational Look at an Emotional Issue. Can't wait to read it.
15 Reasons the Abortion Industry is Losing Its Support
from George Grant
Why does it seem that the abortion industry’s grassroots support is slipping at the very moment when its power and resources have reached their zenith? At least part of the reason may be the very nature of the abortion business itself—along with the inevitable fallout that accompanies it. Consider:
- Although heralded by the abortion lobby as both “safe and legal,” it is now apparent that abortion is merely “legal.” The complications of this, the most commonly performed medical procedure in America today, are legion. They include sterility—occurring in as many as 25 percent of all women receiving mid-trimester abortions; hemorrhaging—nearly 10 percent of all cases require transfusions; viral hepatitis—occurring in 10 percent of all those transfused; embolism—occurring in as many as 4 percent of all cases; cervical laceration; pelvic inflammatory disease; genital tract infection; cardiorespiratory arrest; acute kidney failure; and amniotic fluid embolus.
- As a result of these sundry complications, women in America have seen a massive increase in the cost of medical care. While the average cost of normal health maintenance for men has increased nearly 12 percent over the past fifteen years due to inflation, the average cost for women has skyrocketed a full 27 percent.
- A spate of medical malpractice lawsuits from botched abortions has intensified the industry’s already looming insurability crisis.
