06-06-2023, 03:37 PM
(06-06-2023, 01:44 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Incorrect. Roe stated the states "may restrict' at the point of viability, not "shall restrict." There is a huge difference. Just to make it easy for you though, are you saying that you are in favor of elective abortion to the point of viability and then only for medical reason thereafter?Yes, I would agree with that statement, but I'd also include rape and incest. Many victims are in denial of the assault and won't make it to their OBGYN before it is too late.
Of course, this opens the viability can of worms as there are different opinions on when that point is reached, and even if agreed upon the time will change as medical science advances.
AGOC states it is 23-25 weeks before the baby is viable. 10-years ago it was 29-30 weeks.
ACOG and the Society for Maternal–Fetal Medicine’s Obstetric Care Consensus #6, Periviable birth, rates of neonatal survival to discharge at this time range dramatically from 23% to 27% for births at 23 weeks, 42% to 59% for births at 24 weeks, and 67% to 76% for births at 25 weeks of gestation. The consensus also notes that deliveries before 23 weeks have a 5–6% survival rate and that significant morbidity is universal (98–100%) among the rare survivors.
https://www.acog.org/advocacy/facts-are-important/understanding-and-navigating-viability
