"Late abortion: the new clash in the Choice Wars"

[uppityperson]

Interesting article I was sent by another pro-choice friend. What do you think about it?
http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/10258/

[handmade34]

1. woman should have control of their body

always... there should be NO illegal abortion

[uppityperson]

4. Did you read the article? That is what she says also.

I liked her take on it.

[Buzz Clik]

2. It was a clinic in name only.

It was more of a butcher shop.

[uppityperson]

3. You mean Gosnell's illegal murder "clinic"? Indeed it was. Good article I think

[shaayecanaan]

5. I agreed with Saletan`s article...

and disagreed with hers. A 36 week old foetus is a baby. To insist that a baby magically acquires human sentience as it emerges from the birth canal is as much a silly fiction as the opposing contention by Christians that life begins at conception. Hence her argument that terminating a foetus at 38 weeks is as morally unambiguous as taking a morning after pill is absurd. I imagine for most people it simply wouldnt pass the giggle test.

Personally, I would allow women to access late abortions in the event that their child was suffering from a severe disability, as seemed to be the case in most of the instances described in the article. But I would not pretend that this is anything less than a grave solution for a grave situation.

Additionally, I think that the foetus, wherever possible, should be anaesthetized prior to any such procedure. After all, a 38-week old child feels the same degree of pain whether it is outside the womb or not.

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[musette_sf]

7. (1) if the queen had b@lls

she'd be the king

(2) "fetus" is not a person

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