Sorry Banjo I keep making errors and typos.
I'll try again:

http://www.childrenbychoice.org.au/factsandfigures/australian-abortion-statistics

This may be one of the few issues that I and the religious conservatives, have something in common. I oppose 'abortion on demand'. Having said that, I do not want to see a return to the bad old days of backyard abortions being performed, because abortion is illegal. Nor do I believe "a unplanned pregnancy" is a legitimate reason for termination. I do want to see prevention strategies to avoid unwanted pregnancies, but also abortion must be legal, accessible and affordable, when certain circumstances are present, such as the pregnancy endangering the life of the mother, and again it should be the mothers decision with proper medical advice, and no others.

The abortion industry is driven by greed, it seems, and the Australian tax-payer is chipping in about 2.5 billion dollars to help out the greed each year. The industry is “... a multi-billion dollar, tax-payer funded industry supporting the incomes (of) some of the WEALTHIEST MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND HEALTH CAR PROVIDERS in Australia.” (Mr. Roland von Marburg, M.B.B.S., FRACS., addressing a conference of Right to Life to Life Australia).

The media image of “humble” and “honest” health providers, motivated only by a woman's right to choose is not quite right, apparently.

There are around 100,000 abortions annually in Australia. Maybe we wouldn't need a ridiculous immigration (legal) of 200,000 if we kept our own children alive. The killing fees billed to Medicare add up to 500 million dollars. Then there is the cost of IVF billed to the taxpayer because there are no babies available for adoption – they have all been bumped off.

The average income of IVF doctors in Australia is 4.5 million dollars! Mr. von Marburg says that he has never met an IVF doctor who “isn't a strong supporter of abortion. Not only do Australian governments use our money to subsidise abortion, they also use us to supply the “most generous IVF in the world”.

Disgraceful!

I wish I drove a Health Car

Foxy,
Thanks for that link but it seems we still have learned little more than what I read in the article recently. Except that my estimate of the number of abortions seems too low, your link says 82000 pa.

I am still looking for reasons, so If you come across any thing please post it. I wonder what the failure rate of the oral contraceptive really is, and why?

Paul, I am not religous and I just do not understand why there is a need for so many abortions when contraception is available. I think to take a pill first thing each morning is a pretty simple task.

//I am still looking for reasons, so If you come across any thing please post it. I wonder what the failure rate of the oral contraceptive really is, and why?//

Wikipedia and the Family Planning NSW website both give a figure of 9% for the failure rate of the COCP, which is pretty high.

Vasectomies, on the other hand, are nearly 100% effective.

Should contraception only be considered the responsibility of women? Or should men take a bit more responsibility for their gametes? It's not like they're innocent of contributing to high abortion rates.