[Vision2020] Corrections

[Walter Smith]

After further reading, I found that some of what I posted was incorrect.

"Partial birth abortions" are nearly always performed during the second
trimester, not limited to the 21st - 24th weeks.

Also, I was off a bit as to what the law actually says:

    "An abortion in which the person performing the abortion, deliberately
and intentionally vaginally delivers a living fetus until, in the case of a
head-first presentation, the entire fetal head is outside the body of the
mother, or, in the case of breech presentation, any part of the fetal trunk
past the navel is outside the body of the mother, for the purpose of
performing an overt act that the person knows will kill the partially
delivered living fetus; and performs the overt act, other than completion of
delivery, that kills the partially delivered living fetus. (18 U.S. Code
1531)"

Which is, in my opinion, an even more useless and less restrictive
definition than what I gave earlier. You can induce extremely premature
labor, deliver the fetus, and let it die on it's own moments later; or you
can kill it on it's way out, so long as the navel and head remain inside the
mother; but nothing in between, though, even if it would be medically
advantageous for the "mother". Utterly pointless.

Rather than spending all this effort dictating surgical minutia to doctors,
why not try something that will actually reduce the number of abortions
overall. Work on the problems that give rise to such situations, don't just
hover over the doctor's shoulder. We could have actual sexual education
programs, easy access to preventative measures, better WIC programs,
de-stigmatization of birth control, and other programs to reduce the reasons
for abortions. Is it ideal? No. Is it practical and effective? Yes (look at
northern Europe).

Still angry,
Anon
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