# MP says Planned Parenthood trying to 'get their snout back in the public trough' **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 21, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mp-says-planned-parenthood-trying-to-get-their-snout-back-in-the-public-trough/579239 "2011-04-21T15:10:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mp-says-planned-parenthood-trying-to-get-their-snout-back-in-the-public-trough/579239/41 "2011-04-25T13:41:04Z")
In a statistic so fucked up I can’t begin to tell you what’s wrong with it, an anti-abortion brochure I got states in big bold letters that “Up to 60% of women who have had abortions have comtemplated suicide.” The little tiny reference is from a 1990 study. A 1990 study that was published in the Journal of Adolescent Psychology. So they couldn’t find a fmore recent study that was done with all ages of women? BTW, I’m sure that any adolscent forced into an abortion can become suicidal. Ditto forced to carry a child to term and give it up for adoption. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mp-says-planned-parenthood-trying-to-get-their-snout-back-in-the-public-trough/579239/42 "2011-04-25T14:11:09Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > In a statistic so fucked up I can’t begin to tell you what’s wrong with it, an anti-abortion brochure I got states in big bold letters that “Up to 60% of women who have had abortions have comtemplated suicide.” > > The little tiny reference is from a 1990 study. A 1990 study that was published in the Journal of Adolescent Psychology. I wonder how that little stat compares with the percentage of _all_ teenagers who have contemplated suicide (not committed, not attempted, _contemplated_)for one reason or another. Hell, the grand majority of people probably did - entering into adulthood is pretty much the moment you decide whether or not this whole “life” business is worth bothering with, isn’t it ? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mp-says-planned-parenthood-trying-to-get-their-snout-back-in-the-public-trough/579239/43 "2011-04-25T18:21:11Z")
I was just gonna say that I can imagine that nearly 60% of adolescents contemplate suicide at one time or another. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mp-says-planned-parenthood-trying-to-get-their-snout-back-in-the-public-trough/579239/44 "2011-04-25T19:05:29Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Which of these is intended to be a factual statement? Hah. That made for a fun Colbert Report. ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mp-says-planned-parenthood-trying-to-get-their-snout-back-in-the-public-trough/579239/45 "2011-04-26T01:52:10Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > This feeling, I - I think it’s envy of Canadians, just for being able to say that. How about us being able to talk about our loonie-toonie fiscal policies? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mp-says-planned-parenthood-trying-to-get-their-snout-back-in-the-public-trough/579239/46 "2011-04-26T15:07:46Z")
So our crazy right wing insanity in the US is creeping north. I pity you. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mp-says-planned-parenthood-trying-to-get-their-snout-back-in-the-public-trough/579239/47 "2011-05-05T20:15:22Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > So our crazy right wing insanity in the US is creeping north. I pity you. [Not moderating, in case anyone can’t tell] Seconded! Every time I hear one of our conservative senators or representatives wailing about the “50 million little aborted babies since Roe v. Wade”, I think, how wonderful! Because this country must already be doing a superb job handling the population of 300M we already have. There’s ample good jobs for the young graduates every year, and all the public schools, where no classroom has more than 20 students, are all first rate. Everyone has access to routine medical care, hospitalization, and surgery as needed. And although poverty’s been eliminated, if we did still have it, it would _not_ affect children more than any other age group. How did I not notice this? Why didn’t someone tell me? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mp-says-planned-parenthood-trying-to-get-their-snout-back-in-the-public-trough/579239.md?page=2)