LMAO!! You want all women to have to abide by your religious beliefs and can't possibly see how their life situation might vastly differ from yours yet *I* am the one who has no clue. That's hilarious. |
FYI, you're the one spouting your religion here, not me. Keep up. |
I haven't mentioned religion a single time. It's gobbledygook that destroys lives as far as I'm concerned. |
And are you implying these were third trimester abortions? |
Surely she can't be. But if they were first trimester abortions (assuming these aren't completely made up) then those are perfectly valid reasons to get an abortion. If she's claiming or insinuating these were 2nd or 3rd trimester abortions, she's lying her ass off. |
Well, that's my take on it, too. We'll see. |
I responded to the "religious belief" 6:04 poster, Einstein. You so confused. |
I AM 604, moron. I haven't brought up religion at all. You and your posse of "life begins at conception" fools did. And despite knowing nothing about the actual act of abortion or why and how it's done you cling to that BS to tell other women what to do with their bodies. |
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Fact: A majority of late term abortions are a result of identified defects that are not compatible with survival. Why? Because many women have a 20 week scan of their fetus and it's in the course of this ultrasound - a process by which a doctor evaluates the development of the fetus - that deadly trisomies and/or congenital defects are found. Some of these can be identified through early chromosomal testing of the fetus, but not all (heart or brain defects that are not chromosomal in nature).
Imagine being a mom and dad and discovering that your child has, for example, Trisomy 18. Or had a serious congenital defect that would prevent the child to survive more than a few hours or days. This heartbreak would only be compounded if you didn't have a choice in whether to continue to pregnancy, a pregnancy that would last another 20 weeks, potentially and only extend an unspeakable anguish. Yes, of course, some parents choose to birth the baby ... And that is their choice. But I can't imagine preventing parents from making a choice to end the pregnancy and spare themselves - and the child - continued suffering. Throwing this out there because late term abortions aren't "just" women who haven't been able to make up their mind about whether to have a child (though I believe that to be a legitimate choice), but often these are women facing the terrible reality that their child if not born stillborn will be alive for a tiny fraction of time and suffering. |
I'm the "she" you mentioned; I never said a word about 2nd or 3rd trimester abortions and didn't imply anything. |
NO. Not sure where you'd get that idea. |
This response had nothing to do with late-term abortions. |
This was all in response to the claim about "healthy term babies" in bold above. Babies are considered term at 38 weeks. If the response had nothing to do with late term abortions, then the response shouldn't have been posted in a thread about late-term abortions (bolded. even moreso) without clarification. |
I see what you mean and didn't read carefully--sorry for the confusion. Was initially responding to comments about abortion on demand. |
Well, yes, of course doctors in AB clinics perform ABs at the woman's request. All abortions are at the woman's request. Who else do you think should be able to request an abortion for a woman? |