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I'm pro-choice. That said, after 20 weeks one really needs to consider that the fetus can feel pain.
by vardump 4y ago
I'm pro-choice. That said, after 20 weeks one really needs to consider that the fetus can feel pain.
- prpl 4y agoI am also pro-choice - I have thought the viability standard was always going to be a moving target thanks to medical and technological advances that could topple at some point too - even if you defined it as something like NNth percentile. It does seem to me that setting an arbitrary (but flexible) point of no return was going to be necessary (probably around 18-24 weeks)
- esyir 4y agoThe trimesters have absolutely 0 actual meaning here, as this is fundamentally putting an arbitrary line on a continuous process. Yet this is probably the only way you're getting anything, as they're at least a useful Schelling point that can get some compromise.
- stefan_ 4y agoAnd after 25 weeks one really needs to consider that the fetus may have a misshaped heart and no chance of survival outside the womb, requiring an abortion.
- cute_boi 4y agoRegarding your second statement, I don't think anyone would consider aborting babie(s) after carrying for 20 weeks. These cases are outliers & it is mostly due to medical conditions.