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greengirl0909greengirl0909 member
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Someone tell me how to make a clicky poll, because I'm lame and don't know how. I've heard that an abortion is the most common procedure performed on a woman. I'd like to see some stats from the bump.  How do I make a clicky poll to avoid calling anyone out?
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  • soko987soko987 member

    I'll save you some trouble - the most common surgical procedure for women of childbearing age is a c-section.

    ETA: https://www.healthkey.com/health/surgery/cesarean-section/sns-health-cesarean-delivery-most-common,0,7427570.story

    It's actually the most common surgical procedure, period.

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  • Mama_SASMama_SAS member

    those stats would include anyone who had a d&c due to m/c - medically that's termed an abortion.

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  • KelsoXOXOKelsoXOXO member

    Something tells me this is gonna get heated...

    ETA: I stand corrected!

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  • HailsLyricsHailsLyrics
    To make a clicky you: start a new post, enter in a subject and message, click on the "poll" tab, fill in all the info and voila!
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  • PiRSquared330PiRSquared330 member
    its an issue of semantics, really. D&Cs I believe all fall under that category, technically. But many many many women, in a clickly poll, will not say its an abortion because they do not view it that way.
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  • numeria11numeria11 member

    Yeah to get an acurate number you actually need to look at "elective abortions" which do not include things like D&Cs since they were medically necessary.  Unfortunatly a lot of antichoice groups will quote an "abortion" number but fail to mention that a good chunck of those were non-elective/medically necessary so that they can further rial people up to get them to think there is the huge epidimic (sp?) of women having abortions.

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  • greengirl0909greengirl0909 member
    Eh, maybe this isn't something I want ot get into today. I wasn't trying to make anyone feel defensive.  I saw on the news last night this piece about the "that's abortion" group and a billbaord they put up in NYC.  It's offended a bunch of people so they've taken it down. In checking out their website, then Planned Parenthood's I was reading the statistics. I guess I'm hovering my curiosity around how many support it, but not for themselves and that kind of stuff. I think I'm holding it for another day.
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  • sleepingbeauty825sleepingbeauty825 member
    imagesoko987:

    I'll save you some trouble - the most common surgical procedure for women of childbearing age is a c-section.

    ETA: https://www.healthkey.com/health/surgery/cesarean-section/sns-health-cesarean-delivery-most-common,0,7427570.story

    It's actually the most common surgical procedure, period.

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  • Mama_SASMama_SAS member

    I don't think anyone is defensive, we were just explaining that the statistic might be technically correct but it would include D&Cs due to miscarriage. Elective abortions are definitely not the most common procedure for women.

    ETA: well I guess that the c-section is the most common, but still I don't think you were offensive. 

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  • greengirl0909greengirl0909 member
    imagesoko987:

    I'll save you some trouble - the most common surgical procedure for women of childbearing age is a c-section.

    ETA: https://www.healthkey.com/health/surgery/cesarean-section/sns-health-cesarean-delivery-most-common,0,7427570.story

    It's actually the most common surgical procedure, period.

    GAWD...you read that link and it doesn't do a lot to put you at ease about having a c-section does it!

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  • PiRSquared330PiRSquared330 member
    I didn't read any of the responses as "defensive." I'm certainly not considering I'm as pro choice as they come.
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  • yankeebaby2yankeebaby2 member

    imagePiRSquared330:
    I didn't read any of the responses as "defensive." I'm certainly not considering I'm as pro choice as they come.

    I'm pro choicier

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  • CiconradCiconrad member

    imagePiRSquared330:
    its an issue of semantics, really. D&Cs I believe all fall under that category, technically. But many many many women, in a clickly poll, will not say its an abortion because they do not view it that way.

    Yes. Medically speaking, it's the same thing.  In fact, when I fill out medical history forms, it asks how many pregnancies I've had and how many have resulted in live births vs. miscarriage/abortion.  I would never say I've had an abortion.  I had a D&C because I had a miscarriage at 9 weeks that did not miscarry naturally.  But, I would guess, statistically, D&Cs (due to miscarriage or optional abortion) are included in that number.

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  • Dreamsicle23Dreamsicle23 member

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    I also read a story regarding that billboard. The billboard was specifically geared towards African American women who have abortions. It said "The most dangerous place for an African American is in the womb" pointing towards the 59.8% abortion rate for Black women in NYC specifically.

    That's a pretty shiity thing to put on a billboard.

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  • angelprobertsangelproberts

    imageCassie730:
    I also read a story regarding that billboard. The billboard was specifically geared towards African American women who have abortions. It said "The most dangerous place for an African American is in the womb" pointing towards the 59.8% abortion rate for Black women in NYC specifically.

    I am definitely offended by that! I will say that putting out statistics is one thing but adding their own comments with it is very distasteful.

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  • greengirl0909greengirl0909 member

    I think I saw the minister in charge of the group comment.  They are taking the board down, but he said he's hoping to call attention to the idea that so many African American women choose abortion.  Then they quoted some facts about more planned parenthoods being in neighborhoods where minorities live and was kinda complaining about that, like they were being targeted. To me, that thinking was a little backwards. 

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    I think I saw the minister in charge of the group comment.  They are taking the board down, but he said he's hoping to call attention to the idea that so many African American women choose abortion.  Then they quoted some facts about more planned parenthoods being in neighborhoods where minorities live and was kinda complaining about that, like they were being targeted. To me, that thinking was a little backwards. 

    There are more Planned Parenthood clinics in low income neighborhoods (which tend to be primarily minority) because oftentimes, PP is the only place that most low income women can afford to go for annual checkups, birth control, cancer and STD screenings.
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    imageablou:
    imageguppysown@yahoo.com:

    I think I saw the minister in charge of the group comment.  They are taking the board down, but he said he's hoping to call attention to the idea that so many African American women choose abortion.  Then they quoted some facts about more planned parenthoods being in neighborhoods where minorities live and was kinda complaining about that, like they were being targeted. To me, that thinking was a little backwards. 

    There are more Planned Parenthood clinics in low income neighborhoods (which tend to be primarily minority) because oftentimes, PP is the only place that most low income women can afford to go for annual checkups, birth control, cancer and STD screenings.

    A representative from PP said on the news that it was false that the majority of them were in low income areas. Idk if that's true.

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    imageablou:
    imageguppysown@yahoo.com:

    I think I saw the minister in charge of the group comment.  They are taking the board down, but he said he's hoping to call attention to the idea that so many African American women choose abortion.  Then they quoted some facts about more planned parenthoods being in neighborhoods where minorities live and was kinda complaining about that, like they were being targeted. To me, that thinking was a little backwards. 

    There are more Planned Parenthood clinics in low income neighborhoods (which tend to be primarily minority) because oftentimes, PP is the only place that most low income women can afford to go for annual checkups, birth control, cancer and STD screenings.

    A representative from PP said on the news that it was false that the majority of them were in low income areas. Idk if that's true.

    I guess what I'm saying is that it makes sense if they have clinics where a need is present.
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