CTLawyer -“There are many millions in the US who practice this, a shockingly high amount if you count the population of PR living on the Island, not the mainland.”
Those families that have the tradition – usually there is only one in the family that actually practices it.
And it’s usually the mother. And even her, she basically uses it as a Talisman. That’s not Avodah Zorah.
Abortion is a Real Problem in the USA!
It’s Funny how you know about the Island people, Yet you live in Conn. LOL!
I worked in NYC and I was exposed to a lot of them.