We are directed to God's love and mercy, not to speculations about what we do not know. A decade later the number who died from illegal abortions was 24. It's still a dangerous procedure. Maternal deaths from illegal abortions began declining dramatically in the 1960s, not from legalization of abortion, but from the availability of the newer antibiotics, access to intensive care units, better blood replacement and broader knowledge of septic shock. Although their incomes would skyrocket, their techniques would not always improve.
Women still suffer significant complications.
No medical book in the country would endorse that view. Biologically, it simply isn't true. An unborn child has a different genetic make-up than his or her mother. The child has his or her own respiratory system, heart, internal organs, nervous system, blood type, even sexuality. The preborn recognizes the voice of their mother, can suck their thumb, hiccup, and even cry inside the womb.