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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 real
by 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 agoLess 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 agoDid 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.