Report: Iraq Violence Leading to Abortions

RushlimboRushlimbo Posts: 832
edited June 2007 in A Moving Train
How do the neocon religious nuts on this board feel about this one?

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http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/06/report_iraq_vio.html

Pregnant Iraqi women who have been forced from their homes by worsening violence are obtaining illegal abortions because they are unable to get medical care for themselves and their unborn, according to a new report by a national humanitarian group.

A record number of Iraqis -- most of them women and children -- are fleeing their homes to escape the bloodshed of sectarian violence and anti-U.S. attacks, according to a new report by the Iraqi Red Crescent organization, the largest aid group operating in Iraq.

Health care is inadequate and difficult to access for those people, according to the IRC report.

"Pregnant women, infants and children are unable to get...required medical care," states the report, which was translated from Arabic, "and criminal abortion became [sic] the norms."

Rape, theft and drug addiction have also become "commonplace" among the displaced, who live in government buildings, at relatives' homes, tents, or squat in abandoned homes or makeshift huts on empty land, according to the report, which was first noted on the Iraq news site Iraqslogger.com.

The number of "internally displaced persons" -- refugees who leave their homes but remain in the country -- has quadrupled since January, the group found. As of May 2007, 1,024,430 Iraqis have left their neighborhoods to live in safer regions, the group reported, with more than 400,000 people pouring out of the areas around Baghdad and Mosul, which have been plagued by sectarian violence and anti-U.S. attacks.

More than 1.8 million Iraqis have fled the country entirely, according to the United Nations.

The report by Iraqi Red Crescent, which says its personnel reach every village in Iraq, comes on the heels of a May report from the International Committee of the Red Cross, which warned of the "immense suffering" caused by the ongoing conflict.

"Shootings, bombings, abductions, murders, military operations and other forms of violence are forcing thousands of people to flee their homes and seek safety elsewhere in Iraq or in neighbouring countries," the group said, noting that food is scarce in some regions, and power shortages are worsening.

"The outlook is bleak," the Red Cross noted, and "likely to worsen."
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  • chopitdownchopitdown Posts: 2,222
    Rushlimbo wrote:
    How do the neocon religious nuts on this board feel about this one?

    terrible.

    how do the liberal atheist quacks on this board feel about it? wow, this game of name calling and stereotyping is fun :rolleyes: wouldn't it be great if we could just ask questions of people and not resort to the stupid labels?
    make sure the fortune that you seek...is the fortune that you need
  • PaperPlatesPaperPlates Posts: 1,745
    Rushlimbo wrote:
    How do the neocon religious nuts on this board feel about this one?


    Less future recruits for Al-Qaeda??
    Why go home

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  • DeLukinDeLukin Posts: 2,757
    ABC news is biased. Let's get Micael Moore down there to find out what's REALLY going on.
    I smile, but who am I kidding...
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    Rushlimbo wrote:
    How do the neocon religious nuts on this board feel about this one?

    ==================================
    http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/06/report_iraq_vio.html

    Pregnant Iraqi women who have been forced from their homes by worsening violence are obtaining illegal abortions because they are unable to get medical care for themselves and their unborn, according to a new report by a national humanitarian group.

    A record number of Iraqis -- most of them women and children -- are fleeing their homes to escape the bloodshed of sectarian violence and anti-U.S. attacks, according to a new report by the Iraqi Red Crescent organization, the largest aid group operating in Iraq.

    Health care is inadequate and difficult to access for those people, according to the IRC report.

    "Pregnant women, infants and children are unable to get...required medical care," states the report, which was translated from Arabic, "and criminal abortion became [sic] the norms."

    Rape, theft and drug addiction have also become "commonplace" among the displaced, who live in government buildings, at relatives' homes, tents, or squat in abandoned homes or makeshift huts on empty land, according to the report, which was first noted on the Iraq news site Iraqslogger.com.

    The number of "internally displaced persons" -- refugees who leave their homes but remain in the country -- has quadrupled since January, the group found. As of May 2007, 1,024,430 Iraqis have left their neighborhoods to live in safer regions, the group reported, with more than 400,000 people pouring out of the areas around Baghdad and Mosul, which have been plagued by sectarian violence and anti-U.S. attacks.

    More than 1.8 million Iraqis have fled the country entirely, according to the United Nations.

    The report by Iraqi Red Crescent, which says its personnel reach every village in Iraq, comes on the heels of a May report from the International Committee of the Red Cross, which warned of the "immense suffering" caused by the ongoing conflict.

    "Shootings, bombings, abductions, murders, military operations and other forms of violence are forcing thousands of people to flee their homes and seek safety elsewhere in Iraq or in neighbouring countries," the group said, noting that food is scarce in some regions, and power shortages are worsening.

    "The outlook is bleak," the Red Cross noted, and "likely to worsen."
    ...
    There you go again... with the slanted liberal biased JEW news reports.
    There IS good news, too you know? They painted over the blood stains on the walls of the elementary school last Thursday.
    ...
    Goddamn liberal biased JEW asshole news media shits.
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  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    chopitdown wrote:
    terrible.

    how do the liberal atheist quacks on this board feel about it? wow, this game of name calling and stereotyping is fun :rolleyes: wouldn't it be great if we could just ask questions of people and not resort to the stupid labels?

    Its hard to not use labels like "liberal athiest quacks" when the shoe seems to fit so well.
    Seriously. If its the shallow end of the liberal gene pool you seek, this board is the right place to go.
  • RainDogRainDog Posts: 1,824
    Its hard to not use labels like "liberal athiest quacks" when the shoe seems to fit so well.
    Seriously. If its the shallow end of the liberal gene pool you seek, this board is the right place to go.
    Is it just me, or did this shallow pool water just get a little warmer?
  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    RainDog wrote:
    Is it just me, or did this shallow pool water just get a little warmer?

    Didn't your mom teach you to get out of the pool when you have to go?
  • RainDogRainDog Posts: 1,824
    Didn't your mom teach you to get out of the pool when you have to go?
    Wasn't me. I usually only swim in "ools."
  • chopitdownchopitdown Posts: 2,222
    RainDog wrote:
    Wasn't me. I usually only swim in "ools."

    i notice there's no "p" in there ;)
    make sure the fortune that you seek...is the fortune that you need
  • RushlimboRushlimbo Posts: 832
    Less future recruits for Al-Qaeda??

    hehehe. that was a good one.
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    Ignorance is Strength
  • my2handsmy2hands Posts: 17,117
    Rushlimbo wrote:
    How do the neocon religious nuts on this board feel about this one?

    honestly, i dont think there are many of those around here. there really isnt that many in the country at all really.
  • ForestBrainForestBrain Posts: 460
    You just have to love the American way.
    When life gives you lemons, throw them at somebody.
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