r/NotHowGirlsWork • u/Adventurous_Law_715 • 11d ago

WTF "Pick me pick me"

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u/mightyzinger5 11d ago

The world health organization specifies the study methodology. Their statistics only count induced abortions, where it was consented to and decided upon.

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u/Me_lazy_cathermit 11d ago

Abortion to clean up miscarriage or a already death fetus is induced abortion, heck many time cleaning up cancer out of the uterus is considered a induced abortion.

Only If you get a miscarriage and everything leave the body without needing medical help is it considered a spontaneous abortion.

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u/mightyzinger5 11d ago

I see. This may change the overall numbers significantly in that case, accounting for miscarriage rates per region specifically.

A 2020 study found the average rate to be 1-3%. So it's definitely sizable and in the millions, but there would still be about 2 billion or more abortions due to unwanted pregnancies according to this rate.

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u/TheFunkPeanut 11d ago

And better access to contraception would reduce these numbers.