Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site mnetor.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!mnetor!sophie From: sophie@mnetor.UUCP (Sophie Quigley) Newsgroups: net.abortion Subject: Re: Re: Mikki Barry is a Pro-Lifer Message-ID: <333@mnetor.UUCP> Date: Mon, 25-Mar-85 10:11:05 EST Article-I.D.: mnetor.333 Posted: Mon Mar 25 10:11:05 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 25-Mar-85 19:14:21 EST References: <235@dscvax2.UUCP> Organization: Computer X (CANADA) Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada Lines: 16 > Since abortion was made legal, child abuse in this country has more > than doubled - is this respect for life? > > Why is the incidence of child abuse higher in families where the child > was born in a WANTED pregnancy? > > Matt Noah And what kind of substantiation do you have for these outrageous claims? In case you might not be aware of it, child abuse is a topic that has only been researched very recently because it has always been taboo. It is ridiculous to speak in terms of recent increases since we have no idea of previous figures. -- Sophie Quigley {allegra|decvax|ihnp4|linus|watmath}!utzoo!utcs!mnetor!sophie