Heart-wrenching testimony kills Virginia abortion regulation

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/03/heart-wrenching-testimony-kills-virginia-abortion-regulation/


A so-called “fetal pain” bill was voted down by a Senate committee in Virginia on Thursday after a woman gave an emotionally gripping testimony about how she decided to terminate a pregnancy after the proposed 20-week cutoff date.

Tara Schleifer, 42, told Virginia lawmakers that at week 17 of her pregnancy, her unborn child was diagnosed with a host of mental and physical disorders, including a heart defect, a bowel problem and Down Syndrome, according to The Associated Press. She said that if she had not taken several weeks to research and think about her decision, she could have made the wrong call
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Kind of blows the arguement that woman just go in to have an abortion and doesn't think of what she's doing out of the water

[Ilsa]

1. Yeah, as if we're deciding on new nail polish color.

I feel for this woman who had to look at everything, including possibly bankrupting her family if she had continued the pregnancy.

Even hospitals don't cover every avenue of healthcare, such as when the family of a disabled child was told that she would not go on a transplant list because of her severe physical and mental disabilities.

The strain of raising a child with disabilities can severely affect marriages, families, and finances. My family lives with this strain.

[xchrom]

2. +1