So if something were made illegal their just wouldn't be punishment ? There's always a punishment for doing something illegal... Otherwise it's legal. That punishment may not always be enforced but it's there. The question isn't if performing abortions were illegal, it's if abortions were illegal.

So here's the thing about this kind of topic, I know you like data and I know you have difficulty comphrending things without data so I get it. Topics like this though you have to listen to people and their stories if you ever want to understand fully. Goobster already told you he was around at a time when this happened, countless other people will tell you the same. Reports like this one can help illustrate the problem but I'm sure you'll find holes to poke in that report as well.

The other thing is, you're trying to say you understand why people would do dangerous things like unsafe abortions because people put magnets under their skin. The reason that doesn't make sense is because the level of how dangerous the prodecure is does not matter. I understand why young girls and woman would take those kind of measures because although I have never been in their position I am able to empathize with it. I understand how they may feel helpless, overwhelmed, and like this is their only option. Maybe they understand that it's dangerous but they do it since they don't see any other option. There is not even a slight relation to the thought process of somebody doing something dangerous for kicks.