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And we do so (despite the protestations of some) for virtually any reason, up to and including a statement by the mother that she would find having and raising a child to be bad for her family, or emotionally stressful (since when are children not stressful?).
Fortunately (as noted elsewhere) abortions are reducing. Hopefull one day we'll be able to put this barbaric practice, too, behind us, and leave some of the company we are currently keeping.
....The United States is an outlier when it comes to the scope of the abortion “right.” The United States is one of approximately ten nations (of 195) that allow abortion after fourteen weeks of gestation. The others are: Canada, China, Great Britain, North Korea, the Netherlands, Singapore, Sweden, Western Australia, and Vietnam. When it comes to allowing abortion for any reason after viability, however, the United States is joined only by Canada, North Korea, and China. The United States got into this situation because after the second round of arguments in Roe and Doe, the Justices abruptly decided to expand the abortion right they were creating to fetal viability—and then beyond. For forty years, this abrupt decision has had profound implications for late-term abortions, live-birth abortions, and women’s health....
Fortunately (as noted elsewhere) abortions are reducing. Hopefull one day we'll be able to put this barbaric practice, too, behind us, and leave some of the company we are currently keeping.
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