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What are the most common factually false pro-choice beliefs? Here, I'll start:

Myth: The United States has highly restrictive abortion laws.
Reality: We're 1 of only 7 countries that allows non-medical abortion after 20 weeks gestation. washingtonpost.com/news/fact-chec…
Myth: Roe v. Wade simply made abortion a legal option.
Reality: Rvw made it almost impossible to pass substantial abortion restrictions prior to viability (almost 6 months into pregnancy). Doe v. Bolton took it even further. blog.secularprolife.org/2010/12/roe-v-…
Myth: Most Americans support current abortion laws.
Reality: Polling results vary hugely depending on the questions, but generally the more detailed the polls, the more anti-abortion the public seems to be. blog.secularprolife.org/2018/09/the-pe…
Myth: Outlawing abortion doesn't decrease abortion rates.
Reality: Outlawing abortion significantly decreases abortion rates. blog.secularprolife.org/2018/07/more-e…
Myth: Biology doesn't tell us when an individual human life begins.
Reality: Once the process of fertilization is complete, a new human organism exists. blog.secularprolife.org/2017/08/a-zygo…
Myth: Embryos don't have hearts or heartbeats.
Reality: They absolutely do. blog.secularprolife.org/2019/06/when-w…
Myth: Late-term abortions are almost exclusively done due to severe medical problems.
Reality: Most abortions at or after 21 weeks gestation are not done for medical reasons. blog.secularprolife.org/2019/02/master…
Myth: Anti-choicers are a bunch of regressive men trying to control women.
Reality: Women are just as likely as men to be against abortion. blog.secularprolife.org/2018/09/hi-we-…
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