re: #360 Achilles Tang

The science sounds real, although I can’t judge if it is. However the first thing that occurs to me when someone plays with statistical estimates like this (and they are back of paper napkin estimates) is whether they included spontaneous abortions (AKA God’s will) in their numbers?

Given that it is estimated that 50% (perhaps 70%) of pregnancies are spontaneously aborted, most in the first month before pregnancy, but many after that; one has to wonder what the increased risk numbers look like if all these are included, even if only those after 1 month.

Obviously, the pool of “abortion” cases increases dramatically, thereby reducing the “increased” risk of the subject group dramatically.

The science is not real. It has been debunked repeatedly. You will only find that assertion at “Life News” type sources.

Given that it is estimated that 50% (perhaps 70%) of pregnancies are spontaneously aborted, most in the first month before pregnancy,

That sounds funny, but is kind of accurate. Most fertilized eggs are flushed out before they can implant in the womb, which is when it would be called a pregnancy. That’s one reason it’s so ridiculous to say that life begins when sperm meets egg.