Iraq refugee situation leading to more abortions

You'd think this would grab the attention of the right-wing. 

The humanitarian group Iraqi Red Crescent (IRC) released a report that showed abortion rates are on the rise due to the worsening security situation:

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

A record number of Iraqis -- most of them women and children -- arefleeing their homes to escape the bloodshed of sectarian violence andanti-U.S. attacks, according to a new report by the Iraqi Red Crescentorganization, 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...requiredmedical care," states the report, which was translated from Arabic,"and criminal abortion became [sic] the norms."

The report also highlighted that rape and drug use are more common -- which are obvious signs of any refugee situation.

In related news, the number of worldwide refugees has increased for the first time in five years, mainly due to the conflicts in Sudan, Iraq and Afghanistan.  Also, the number of internally displaced people in the world has doubled.

Here are the four worst refugee crises in the world, according to the group UNHCR:

1. Afghanistan (2.1 million)
2. Iraq (1.5 million)
3. Sudan (686,000)
4. Somalia (486,000)

The worldwide refugee population now stands at approximately ten million.  Today marks the eve of World Refugee Day.