Morality and Abortion

  • Often quoted, "safe, legal, and rare" – Why rare?

  • Abortion rate "too high"

    • ~30% of pregnancies in the U.S.

    • ~70% of pregnancies in Russia

  • If abortion is good, wouldn’t higher be better?

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Slide 46 of 49


Although the slogan has fallen out of favor in recent years, the idea that abortion should be "safe, legal and rare" was a mainstay of abortion rights advocates during the 1990's. The problem with the phrase was the the third term "rare." If abortion were a good thing, why should it be rare?


Last Modified June 14, 2008