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In article <1992Aug22.185419.40368@watson.ibm.com> margoli@watson.IBM.com writes:
>In  <nyikos.714317851@milo.math.scarolina.edu>  nyikos@math.scarolina.edu (Peter Nyikos) writes:
>> In <1992Aug17.160630.23938@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> bc744@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mar
>>
>>
>> >   The figure on third trimester abortions is that they represent
>> >less than one in one thousand abortions performed in America.
>>
>> Where do you get this information?  When last I looked at the FAQ,
>> its breakdown only went as high as "over 21 weeks".
>
>See the data I posted in article <1992Aug20.212437.17478@watson.ibm.com>.
>
>> > It
>> >is also a fact that practically ALL of them are medically needed.
>>
>> This would be news to me! What's your source of information?????
>
>I originally got it off the net, it was reported recently that it
>was also on 60 Minutes.
>
>> Now, the FAQ says roughly 0.8% of all abortions in 1985 were past
>> the 21st week, which fits the above description.
>
>Are you claiming that the minimal recorded period of viability represents
>the norm?
>
>> > It suggests some
>> >notions that are not true.  The first is that these abortions are
>> >sigificant in number.
>>
>> Even if you go by the 3rd trimester figure, you get "less than
>> 1,600 per year" [How much less?  I'd really like to know!]
>
>There are about 100 abortions annually in the U.S. after 24 weeks.
>
>Larry Margolis, MARGOLI@YKTVMV (Bitnet), margoli@watson.IBM.com (Internet)