The Playboy Forum
January, 1981
Abortion ProhibitionAmerican anti-abortionists would do well to heed the lessons of Mexico, where 95 percent of the population is Catholic by baptism, abortion is still illegal and the prohibition against it, instead of "saving preborn lives," merely translates into an incredible death toll of pregnant women.Last year, more than 1,200,000 Mexican women had illegal abortions, according to the best estimates. By comparison, in the U.S., where the total population is three times greater,...
