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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m glad you got the procedure but what of the abortions at 24 weeks that are done simply because the mother decides to choose to kill the fetus?  I have a hard time with thinking that is right. [/quote]

Because this is not a thing; it’s a scare tactic talking point. About 15 years ago, when I was in the midst of a very difficult pregnancy and I was trying to understand what might be in store and survival rates for micropreemies. I fell down the internet rabbit hole, and came across a NY Times article on late-term abortions. At that time there were exactly four doctors in the US who would do them. Only one would even consider anything vaguely resembling a “I don’t want to be pregnant any more reason”. The rest started spelling out all of the horrible, terrible, excruciating circumstances that had had women traveling across country with money they didn’t have to do,this thing that they never thought they would have to do for babies they really wanted to have. It was after reading that article that I - who had never cared about abortion much, thought it was ‘irresponsible’ and ‘making someone else pay for your actions’ - became a die hard advocate for protecting the ability for women to get necessary medical care when something awful has happened and all good options are off the table and you’re fishing around for the least bad option. And all the stories were slightly different and there’s no court on earth qualified to rule on each variation.

At least one of those doctors has died, and one of the others would have to be in their nineties now if they are still alive. This post-24 week abortion of viable fetuses to healthy mothers is not happening. It’s just floated out there to make people like you vote for things to keep other people in power because “they’re for the babies”. And if you’re a woman, you’re a also foolish and voting against your own interests. [/quote]

wondering if you or anyone has a link to this article? I'd love to read it. (Asking in good faith lol. I'm pro-abortion.)[/quote]

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