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In reply to the discussion: Being pro-life doesn’t make me any less of a lefty [View all]Freddie
(9,268 posts)It may be an immoral or unthinkable choice for YOU, that's fine. So discourage abortion (short of outright lying). Make it easier for the parents to keep the baby. Prevent abortion, something the other side refuses to consider. But the moment you legally impose your view on others by making it illegal or impossible to obtain, that's where the "pro-life" side is wrong.
A 12-week limit would stop most abortions due to adverse prenatal testing, as that is often too early for test results. This is an extremely personal matter and it is up to the parents (or mother) how they wish to handle the results of prenatal testing. ***No one else.***
You often hear "life of the mother" as the new dividing line. Not "health", but her life must be in danger. How many women will die because her life was not in "enough" danger until too late? When things go wrong in pregnancy (pre-eclampsia, placenta previa) it can happen very fast. If the doctor will lose his license for performing an abortion outside of strict guidelines, chances are he will take chances on women's lives rather than risk losing his livelihood.
I'm too old for this to be a personal matter, but I have a daughter and a granddaughter. And I am terrified for their lives when the government decides that zygotes are more important than they are.