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> There is an enormous moral gulf between an abortion early into pregnancy and abortion late into pregnancy. According to your morals, perhaps. But I don't sha
by EddieDante 4y ago
> There is an enormous moral gulf between an abortion early into pregnancy and abortion late into pregnancy.
According to your morals, perhaps. But I don't share your morals. As far as I'm concerned, if it can't breathe on its own it's not a baby. Likewise if it hasn't been gestated long enough that it can be cared for in the NICU.
We tried to be reasonable and limit abortion access to the end of the second trimester, but that wasn't good enough for some people. No, some of these assholes want to ban abortion after six weeks when some women can go that long before even realizing they're pregnant.
I'm sick of "acknowledging the ethical complexity". Our opposition doesn't, and that's why they keep kicking our fucking asses.
https://www.marchofdimes.org/complications/premature-babies.aspx https://www.marchofdimes.org/complications/premature-babies....
- danaris 4y agoGiven the way "start of pregnancy" is calculated in this country, my understanding is that most women would struggle to be able to get an abortion before six weeks. When you miss your period, and take a pregnancy test, the "start of pregnancy" is apparently considered to have been the start of your last period. That means that at the earliest time you could be generally expected to find out you're pregnant, you are considered to have been pregnant for 4-5 weeks. Then, of course, you'll need to make a decision about what to do about it, contact a doctor, and have a procedure scheduled...and in states with restrictive abortion laws, you can bet that that's going to be more difficult and time-consuming than it needs to be. The cruelty of it all is the point.
- EddieDante 4y ago[flagged]