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Originally posted by DeepFat:
Healing for my pain? I'm not in pain.
We are all familiar with those development stages. It stands to reason that a human fetus would develop human functions before they're needed at birth.
But it's a fact that women will seek abortions. Over 90% of abortions take place in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. If you make abortion illegal, women will die.
Women should give birth when they decide to, not because they find themselves pregnant. If men got pregnant, there would be no issue on this.
But, still, this ruling reinforces the two-trimester foundation of Roe vs. Wade, as is proper. The recent ruling supports the third trimester viability of the fetus. Sure, artificial, highly expensive viability keeps getting earlier and earlier, but it's approaching or exceeding the point of diminishing returns. The medical system can hardly afford to spend over a million dollars for a second trimester fetus that, if he lives, will likely suffer serious medical conditions caused by the circumstances of his birth.
It comes down to whose rights prevail, living human women or dependent fetuses. You have to give the benefit of the doubt to the women.
DF
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DF, I totally agree with your assessment.
While I abhore abortion, I am a realist, and therefore accept that abortion is going to happen. It should be safe, legal and seldom.
I remember Clinton trying to get the Republican congress to give him a "partial birth abortion bill" that gave exceptance for to save the life of the mother. The Republicans refused, stating that the value of the fetus , even tho flawed, is more valuable than the mother. Clinton even marched about 6 or 7 women on stage to give their story how each wanted their child, but had to terminate to save their life. I'm not a medical person, and cannot understand why so late a procedure would be be helpful, but why not give exception for the life of the mother.
Right before the 2004 election , Tom Delay pushed a bill thru Congress that would prevent "partial birth abortions" with no exception for the life of the mother. Idiot signed it, but the Supreme Court said it was unconstitutional because of the lack of concern about the mothers life.
That's what you are dealing with in these fanatics wanting to outlaw abortion.
Y'all should keep your noses out of every one else's business.