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The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having—or Being Denied—an Abortion by Diana Greene Foster

Where to even start. Whatever side of the debate your on this book will not change your mind.

This could have been an informative book but one thing that stands out immediately is the sample size of the study. Yes, this was a long-term study but you have less than 1,000 women taking part. Only about 3,000 people were asked and the study ends up with less then 1,000 that’s pretty bad. I know this is addressed in the book but this is a way to small of a sample size.

Instead of being neutral on the subject ‘The Turnaway Study’ keeps pushing that abortions are good.

Comments such as ‘an abortion are safer than a pregnancy’ (yes it does say this several times).

Or 1 in 3 women has had an abortion (What?). Comments like this make one start to question the numbers and the ‘facts’.

Facts such as:

Where was the full story of someone who regretted an abortion?

Who funded the study?

Most women don’t get child support then shouldn’t the clinic help people battle this legal issue?

Adoption is less popular. Why because they don’t want anyone else to raise this child? Where is the push for adoption instead? The book answers its cruel to let women carry a child to term and because it’s unfair since there are too many kids in foster care? That’s what you’re going with?

Now let’s talk about some of the examples in the book. The story of the woman who wanted an abortion of her miracle baby because she can’t deal with adoption. She had the first child placed for adoption but demanded it back. She was told she couldn’t have more kids because her husband had an issue and the miracle child happens but she didn’t want to go back and start all over and needs to focus on her daughter. This sounds like an immature and selfish person.
Not to mention the fact that was she able to take back her child from adoption is just wrong.

Where was teaching about the other options? Like adoption?

We are told that contraceptives cost too much. Its cited as an issue but no argument is made that the clinics could give them away for free.
Costs are brought up but it never explains why aren’t the abortions free since clinics receive funding? (again just a counter argument)

Where is the argument made that financing needs to be taught in school? Since that is a common theme being brought up in the book. It’s all about the money.

Also the argument that having an Abortion is about the children. People are thinking about their children or their future children yeah no I don’t think so.

In truth this is a sad book. Instead of being balanced, it’s one-sided.