(August 21, 2013 at 3:38 pm)pineapplebunnybounce Wrote: What's the difference between first and second trimester, do you know? The cutoff point for legal abortion is currently set at 20 weeks, which is midway between 1st and 2nd. And are you leaning towards this because of your personal experience or some other things you're taking into account?
It mostly an opinion based on experience. I know that the fetus has developed a heartbeat by the end of the first trimester. After looking at an ultrasound of my son at that point, I don't think I could ever advocate allowing an abortion at that stage of development.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
