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8. When they say, "But women can hemorrhage

after abortions!"

Remind them:

Women who DON'T get abortions continue on with pregnancy.

They risk placenta previa (hemorrhage) and placenta abruptio (hemorrhage). They universally hemorrhage during even normal delivery.

Estimated blood loss (vaginal delivery): 500 ml.

EBL (C section): 1000 ml.

Bleeding to death in childbirth is common in other countries. In America, it is usually prevented - but only because women get emergency surgery, emergency transfusions, and ICU care.

I delivered babies for about eight months in a mid-sized American city. Many women required transfusions. One required an emergency hysterectomy. One bled to death on the table. She was 22.