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This has the merit of being pretty clear, in a way I like it, but then abortion can happen up until the day of the birth?

• wizofaus 4y ago
  In principle, that's legal in much of the developed world (with various restrictions in place). But it simply never happens, as there's no practical way to abort a pregnancy that close to term without severely harming the mother (which would be criminal). Abortions in the 3rd trimester are a tiny % of the total (typically < 1%), and I can't find any reliable account of one occurring after 28 weeks or so. Seems to me the sensible cut off for when abortion becomes criminal is the point at which it simply can't be done safely. See https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/fact-sheet/abortions-later-in-pregnancy/amp/ https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/fact-sheet/abortion...