Seven months pregnant

Oct 28, 2009 09:08

My son is now less than two months from being born. He is fully formed and would probably be okay if he were born today (though that's not what I want and would not be best for him ( Read more... )

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sirroxton October 28 2009, 16:04:04 UTC
In deference to your point, there are tremendous obstacles to getting an abortion at 7 months. I should add that in 1997, less than a tenth of a percent of abortions occurred after the 24th week, and my understanding is that the statistics have only improved in the last 10 years. Furthermore, a very large percentage of late-term abortions occur in more conservative states because of the difficulty of procuring an abortion at an earlier stage.

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jjlc October 28 2009, 16:28:29 UTC
And there need to be abortions at 7 months because.....

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sirroxton October 28 2009, 17:46:23 UTC
In Massachusetts, you can't have an abortion after 24 weeks unless necessary to save the life of the mother or prevent grave physical impairment. In the event that it does occur, the doctors have to try to preserve the life of the baby.

You're demonizing the political opposition.

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jjlc October 29 2009, 06:26:34 UTC
Other states don't have such laws and many of those that do don't enforce them.

If every effort is made to save the life of the child, it's not an abortion.

There is no case where a late-term abortion is necessary to preserve the life or health of the mother.

A caesarian section is quicker than an abortion.

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