News

HONG KONG, August 9, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The South China Morning Post reported today that one-third of all pregnancies in Hong Kong end in abortion. Analysts say the number is probably even higher, because it does not take into account the illegal abortions committed in mainland China, where many women go to ensure anonymity.  According to the Post, 2001 statistics revealed 20,235 babies were aborted v. 49,144 live births in the same year. Abortion thus ended the lives of 29.2% Hong Kong babies that year.  A Medical News Today report speculates that the strong social stigma associated with pregnancy in an unmarried woman is to blame.  Although the Post authors claim the 29 percent rate is the world’s highest, Russia is actually the world leader, with 60 percent of women aborting their unborn children. Romania’s abortions also exceed Hong Kongs, where in 2003, over 50 percent of pregnancies ended in abortion. The U.S. ranks closely behind Hong Kong, at 24.4 percent of pregnancies, Canada at 24.3 percent and Australia at 23.7 percent.  Read related LifeSiteNews.com coverage:  Romania: Abortions Continue to Exceed Live Births   https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2004/feb/04021008.html