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> try finding people in Europe who think abortion in 9th month is business as usual. Leftists in the US don't think that's business as usual either. You're l

by cwkoss 4y ago

> try finding people in Europe who think abortion in 9th month is business as usual. Leftists in the US don't think that's business as usual either. You're literally getting mad at imaginary people.

yucky 4y ago
Abortion is legal all the way up to delivery in 7 states + DC. I don't exactly have a dog in this fight, but I do find it interesting how many people don't realize just how few restrictions exist on abortion in some states like New Jersey for instance. https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/state-policies-later-abortions https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/state-polici...
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- cwkoss 4y ago
  Less than 1% of abortions occur in the third trimester. I'd imagine nearly all of those are because the mom's life is in jeopardy. There are a bunch of really stupid US state laws that just got passed that prevent doctors from removing a miscarried fetus until sepsis develops. Pretty barbaric - and these infections can often render the mother infertile, which feels extra cruel. https://reason.com/2022/10/20/a-texas-woman-claims-that-she-nearly-died-of-sepsis-after-being-denied-an-abortion/ https://reason.com/2022/10/20/a-texas-woman-claims-that-she-... Anti-abortion pundits like to paint a picture that there are hordes of party girls fully gestating babies and then aborting them right at the end just for kicks, but that's just a weird politically-expedient fantasy. These laws mostly hurt women who are trying to have children.
  - yucky 4y ago
    > I'd imagine nearly all of those are because the mom's life is in jeopardy. Seems like if we had a law that allowed for exceptions if the mothers life is in danger, we could agree on banning 3rd trimester abortions then?
    - cwkoss 4y ago
      Did you look at that article? The exceptions implementation is very bad.
- UncleMeat 4y ago
  “It is legal” and “it is business as usual” are two different things.

by cwkoss 4y ago

> try finding people in Europe who think abortion in 9th month is business as usual. Leftists in the US don't think that's business as usual either. You're literally getting mad at imaginary people.

yucky 4y ago

Abortion is legal all the way up to delivery in 7 states + DC. I don't exactly have a dog in this fight, but I do find it interesting how many people don't realize just how few restrictions exist on abortion in some states like New Jersey for instance. https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/state-policies-later-abortions https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/state-polici...

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cwkoss 4y ago
Less than 1% of abortions occur in the third trimester. I'd imagine nearly all of those are because the mom's life is in jeopardy. There are a bunch of really stupid US state laws that just got passed that prevent doctors from removing a miscarried fetus until sepsis develops. Pretty barbaric - and these infections can often render the mother infertile, which feels extra cruel. https://reason.com/2022/10/20/a-texas-woman-claims-that-she-nearly-died-of-sepsis-after-being-denied-an-abortion/ https://reason.com/2022/10/20/a-texas-woman-claims-that-she-... Anti-abortion pundits like to paint a picture that there are hordes of party girls fully gestating babies and then aborting them right at the end just for kicks, but that's just a weird politically-expedient fantasy. These laws mostly hurt women who are trying to have children.
- yucky 4y ago
  > I'd imagine nearly all of those are because the mom's life is in jeopardy. Seems like if we had a law that allowed for exceptions if the mothers life is in danger, we could agree on banning 3rd trimester abortions then?
  - cwkoss 4y ago
    Did you look at that article? The exceptions implementation is very bad.
UncleMeat 4y ago
“It is legal” and “it is business as usual” are two different things.