Quote Originally Posted by Xiahou
Would there be more abortion related deaths? Maybe. Alot more? Probably not. The often stated statistics of thousands of women dying each year from "back alley abortions" was largely a fabrication- most were performed by licensed physicians anyhow. Second, why would more black women be sentenced? From what data I've seen, close to 70% of abortions are performed on white women.
I know in Britain before it was legal, the rich women would just get some doctors to do it quietly (or find an excuse to do it legally), and poor women would end up with some local woman sticking a big needle into them.

There was a film about this...