06-27-2022, 11:30 PM
(06-27-2022, 11:22 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: Which is a shame because in a lot of cases those ~9% of abortions after the first trimester are due to medical emergencies, unviable fetuses or other unforeseen complications. And the other most common circumstance is someone who wanted to get an abortion but didn't have the financial resources or Healthcare availability to get the abortion in the first trimester.
You raise an excellent point, one that I completely agree with. A friend of ours, who has been desperately trying to have a child, found out the fetus had a genetic muscular wasting disease. The child would not have lived more than a few years, at best, and would have been in horrible pain the entire time. Obviously, in a case like that, an abortion is literally the humane choice. The problem lies in those who would abuse such loopholes. I realize that the vast majority would not, but we always craft our laws to cover the small minority that won't obey, or will exploit, them. I would be 100% in favor of medical exemptions.
Quote:I'd be curious to see how low we could get that percentage following the first trimester if we increased access to abortions across the country. Because I am not sure there are many people who think they want a baby in the first trimester and then change their mind in the second trimester spontaneously (without any news of unviability or health risks to the mother).
I'd agree with this as well, which makes the whole question that much more interesting.
