Snopes Claims Abortion Isn’t the Leading Cause of Death Because Babies Don’t Die in Abortions

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The site estimated there were 41.9 million abortions in the world in 2018.

But Snopes argued that abortions are a “medical procedure,” not a cause of death.

According to its report:

Stating that abortion is the “leading cause of death” worldwide (as opposed to a medical procedure) is a problematic pronouncement, because that stance takes a political position, one which is at odds with the scientific/medical world. The medical community does not confer personhood upon fetuses that are not viable outside the womb, so counting abortion as a “cause of death” does not align with the practices of health organizations such as WHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …

https://www.lifenews.com/2019/01/03/snopes-claims-abortion-isnt-the-leading-cause-of-death-because-babies-dont-die-in-abortions/?