# Abortion Doctor Murderer Martyr?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-doctor-murderer-martyr/199242>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 3, 2003, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-doctor-murderer-martyr/199242 "2003-09-03T00:31:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-doctor-murderer-martyr/199242/81 "2003-09-07T17:11:18Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Apos \*  
> \*\*But the historical facts point the other way: far fewer abortions, and without doubt some of that is in part attributable to a shortage of clinics and doctors. \*\*

Historical facts point to any circumstance where an abortion ban produces more abortions than when abortion is legal, however difficult it is to procure one? I don’t think so. Every year where there’s not a ban, there’s hundreds of thousands of abortions. This is indisputable, correct? Nut cases who make a ban less likely hurt the cause, whatever effect they may have had in the short term.

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**Author:** ![Blalron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-doctor-murderer-martyr/199242/82 "2003-09-07T18:48:42Z")

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> Do you believe that neo-naticide is equally justified?

Yes.

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> Or are you in the same boat as pro-lifers if neo-naticide is allowed? Are you morally compelled to get a gun and begin shooting?

No I would not.

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