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[novapsyche]

Judge: North Dakota's ban on abortions after 6 weeks unconstitutional -- "In court filings, the state admitted that it was trying to ban all abortions. A physician speaking for the state argued that viability was reached at the point of conception."

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[fizzyland]

A physician speaking for the state argued that viability was reached at the point of conception.

I'd like to know what terrible medical school graduated a man who believes that a blastocyst can survive outside the womb.

[novapsyche]

Yeah, my jaw dropped on that one. I should look in the court transcripts . . . .

Edit: Okay, the doc for the state is Jerry M. Obritsch, who has this gem of a webpage.

Apparently he graduated from University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. The judge in the federal case says that Obritsch "states that because newly-created embryos can survive in a test tube for 2-6 days as part of in vitro fertilization ('IVF'), viability occurs at the point of conception."

[fizzyland]

That's a ridiculous conclusion. I know you know that but it still shocks me that adults can be so dishonest about basic facts.