RE: New Clinton email controversy
October 31, 2016 at 9:12 pm
(This post was last modified: October 31, 2016 at 9:12 pm by LadyForCamus.)
(October 31, 2016 at 12:38 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I am fairly familiar with this because I was borderline preeclamptic when I was pregnant (due to the placental abnormalities) which can be life threatening and is only "cured" once the baby is out. If the mother's life is in immediate danger, the moral thing to do would be to induce labor or perform a C section. Abortion at late stages like this involve dismemberment and that is very painful for the baby who already has the nervous system fully intact. Luckily in my case, the baby died before it got to the point where we'd have to induce him while he was still alive. He wouldn't have survived outside the womb anyway because of how sickly he was, so at least he went peacefully on his own terms while he was still inside. But I do believe Tib is correct that late term abortion can also happen if the mother for whatever reason decides she no longer wants the baby (down syndrome or other birth defects, life changes, etc).
Ah! I'm so torn on this issue...I absolutely consider myself pro-life, but the idea of late-term abortions solely on the basis of mother simply not wanting the baby just rips my insides out. I can't even IMAGINE how it must make you feel, CL. Does this make me hypocritical? Is my position illogical?
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Wiser words were never spoken.
Wiser words were never spoken.
