Partial Birth Abortion

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Originally posted by TheEnforcer@Mar 13 2003, 09:13 AM
Here's a story link. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/artic...-2003Mar13.html

I applaud this move and quite frankly I think it should go further. Only time abortion should be allowed is in the cases of rape, incest, or life of the mother IMHO.

Of course... you're a man. It's easy to be absolutely certain of what's "right" when the chances of your ever having to make the choice for yourself are NIL.

I object to the language, "Partial Birth Abortion" when speaking of this particular procedure. It's an inflammatory term coined by the pro-life brigade. The proper medical term is "intact dilation and extraction," and though I don't have hard data in front of me, I'd be surprised if there are ANY doctors who perform this procedure on an elective basis without a clear indication that there's genetic defects in the fetus.

This'll be in the courts for years... it'll never go through without a fight.

I don't have a moral issue with abortion, actually. It's infinitely preferable to the old way of doing things, which was exposure... just have the baby, and if it's sick, or just unwanted, leave it outside til the fairies come for it... or leave it on the steps of the church for someone ELSE to take care of... someone who can AFFORD it -- or put it to work anyway.