The dangers and statistics regarding 'ADVERSE EFFECTS' of pregnancy should be presented along with the opportunity for an ultrasound at every abortion performed in the USA. A woman has a right to know all the facts, not just those approved of by Extremist Christians that have no regard for maternal safety prenatal or postnatal, incluidng QUALITY OF LIFE of the child and the parent(s).
Deaths from pregnancy and childbirth in the United States have doubled (cick title to entry - thank you) in the past 20 years, a development that a human rights group called "scandalous and disgraceful" Friday.
In addition, the rights group said, about 1.7 million women a year, one-third of pregnant women in the United States, suffer from pregnancy-related complications.
Most of the deaths and complications occur among minorities and women living in poverty, it noted.
Amnesty International issued a report Friday that calls on President Obama to take action.
