In April, The Interim published a list of all hospitals in Ontario which perform abortions, together with the number of abortions performed from 1980 to 1982 inclusive. The total number of abortions performed in Ontario hospitals over three years is 93,102; in the two years, 1981 and 1982, the total is 61,971.
This month’s graphs deal with the 61,971 abortions performed in 1981 and 1982 only; show the ages of women having abortions; the number of previous abortions reported by hospitals (note that not all doctors report patients’ previous abortions); the types of abortion procedure used on women more than 12 weeks pregnant; and the ages at which unborn children were aborted.
When reading this information, keep in mind that abortion in Canada is only legally permitted to save the “life or health” of the mother. Court testimony (in recent Borowski case, to cite but one) has shown that today there is no medical or health reason for a woman to have an abortion. Yet, over 60,000 women had abortions in Ontario alone in the two years, 1981 and 1982.
These deaths represent our current capacity to tolerate irresponsibility and selfishness.
Perhaps the Minister of Health should declare that Ontario women have suddenly been smitten with epidemic physical or mental incapacity, or inadequacy, or disease.
There were 31,379 children
killed by abortion in Ontario
Hospitals in 1981
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There were 31,235 children
killed by abortion in Ontario
hospitals in 1982
AGES OF WOMEN HAVING ABORTIONS IN ONTARIO 1982 | |
10 – 14 yrs |
0.70% |
15-19 yrs |
27.00% |
20-24 yrs |
31.80% |
25-29 yrs. |
19.80% |
30-34 yrs |
12.40% |
35-39 yrs. |
6.20% |
40-44 yrs |
1.80% |
45 yrs and over |
0.20% |
DATA ON WOMEN WHO HAVE HAD PREVIOUS ABORTIONS | |
no previous abortions |
79.70% |
1 previous abortion |
12.60% |
had 2 previous abortions |
2% |
had 3 previous abortions |
3% |
had between 4 and 8 abortions |
0.13% |
did not report previous abortion |
5.20% |
PERCENTAGE OF HOSPITAL ABORTIONS BY AGE IN 1982 | |
10 weeks or younger |
38.90% |
10 – 11 weeks old |
37% |
12 – 16 weeks old |
20.40% |
16 weeks or older |
3.70% |
PERCENTAGE OF HOSPITAL ABORTIONS BY AGE IN 1981 | |
10 weeks or younger |
39.80% |
10 – 11 weeks old |
35% |
12 – 16 weeks old |
20.50% |
16 weeks or older |
3.70% |
PERCENTAGES OF ABORTIONS OVER 12 WEEKS BY TYPE 1982 | |
deaths by hysterectomy |
0.10% |
deaths by hysterotomy |
1.10% |
deaths bysurgical D & C (cut into pieces by doctor) |
3.90% |
deaths by suction D & C (vacuum curettage) |
53.90% |
deaths by saline poisoning |
21.70% |
deaths by urea poisoning |
11.70% |
deaths by other procedures |
7.80% |