Dear runner,

Well you have excelled yourself. Your list shows the most 'Christian' of the Western nations you give figures for has the highest bloody abortion rate.

The US has the highest abortion rate but the lowest atheism rates of those you mention.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_irreligion

Love to hear you thoughts as to why that would be and why you would think “It is very obvious that the more 'secular' we have become the more barbaric.”

"Care to comment on the relative degree of civilization?"

I've done so often. But I'd also like to comment on the relative propensity to fall for statistics that suit 'the cause'.

From the Lancet Global Health journal in December 2017, a paper titled ‘The incidence of abortion and unintended pregnancy in India, 2015'.
The results?
"This study estimates that 15.6 million abortions took place in India in 2015." of which only 22% took place in health facilities. "The study further found the abortion rate at 47 abortions per 1000 women aged 15-49 years."

But working hard to disparage your own society makes many feel so very superior.

Guess what folks. "We", whoever we are, can't 'do' anything about, with, to or for Pakistan; Pakistan itself only has the capability. Pakistan and it's Islamic government are loathesome. However, what they do in their own country is entirely their business.

Dear Steelie,

George Monboit writing for the The Guardian tells us that -

"Young people have sex, whatever their elders say - that
always have, and they always will. Those with the least
information and the least access to birth control are the
most likely to suffer unintended pregnancies. And what greater
incentive could there be for terminating a pregnancy than a
culture in which reproduction out of wedlock is a mortal sin?"

He explains further in the link given below:

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jan/13/whos-driving-high-abortion-rates-religious-right

Is Mise
"The march of Islam was southward in India and The Company stopped it."

No the Anzacs drove tanks into jihadi cruise-missile submarine bases and made them pay for the Khyber Pass wall. Or something . Where do you buy your history blogs from?
Marathi beat Moghuls 1771 with GPS loaned by Capt Cook.

America has imposed many trade embargo,s, often in support of its interests.
My thought we should, on behalf of the mentioned woman, impose one on Pakistan is not unreasonable.
Many have been murdered because of their faith, and this country's twisted view of its own faith.
Funding and protecting terrorism we can and should tell them enough is enough