Re: Chernobyl deaths (Swedish mass media)

[Jim Muckerheide <jmuckerheide@delphi.com>]

Birth stats in large pops are pretty stable (seasonally). If you look at
country stats by month for preceding years thru the nine months that follow
the event, then returning to 'normal,' you will count "abortions" (with many
fewer in the first 3 months - last trimester).

Regards, Jim
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Bjorn Cedervall wrote:
> 
> FYI: I saw a large variation in the numbers of Chernobyl deaths given by
> Swedish media last week. The most commonly given number was probably 15000
> deaths (no references).
> 
> In contrast, and according to IAEA (via Gunnar Walinder), more than 100 000
> unnecessary abortions were performed in Europe after the Chernobyl accident.
> I have no idea how they made this estimate but if it is correct we may ask
> who should be made responsible (I would vote for the media and some
> politicians).
> 
> My personal reflections only,
> 
> Björn Cedervall  bcradsafers@hotmail.com
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