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Originally Posted by Dylan Well, I could answer that question. The question you're asking is an entirely different issue.
Most Western and Northern European countries have much lower abortion rates than the United States. Why? Well, they have better welfare systems, a smaller rich-poor divide, a more comprehensive job placement system, free healthcare, sex ed starting in first grade, and freely available contraceptives, often at the school nurse's office.
Any or all of these factors could be responsible for the low abortion rates. |
I can vouch for the Northern European countries. When I was 15 I lived in Sweden and one whole school day was devoted to visiting the nurses at the "young adult sexual clinic" where we received great lessons about a variety of sexually related topics. The clinic serves only youth and provides free condoms and service (STD testing, etc).
The nurses showed the guys the testing swab used for STD testing as a preventative tool. No better way to promote the use of condoms 
It is an incredible asset to youth and it is sad we don't have them in America because of "religious values" and lack of support for government social programs. --- help me Instant Runoff Voting, you're my only hope --- There is little doubt that the world in general is more liberal than it was 50 years ago and beyond. Conservatives are simply roadblocks on the path to an ever more progressive and liberal world. What a sad existence. |