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Late Term abortions. I hear the conservative right using this as a moral stick with which to beat the left. How DARE they allow late term abortion?!

...Well what do you think a late term abortion is? Think about it for a moment...
Do you think a woman is carrying her pregnancy to 6 or 8 months and saying " Actually no, i don't want this baby, i'll have an abortion" ?

No.
If a woman is carrying a pregnancy that far likely wants that child or at least intends to carry it to term.
Late term abortions occur in cases where either there are unsurvivable defects to the developing child or life threatening complications for the mother.

So my question: Under those circumstances, how can you reasonably and ethically object to the legality of late term abortions?
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AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
Can they detect unsurvivable defects before 6-8 months ? I know a lot of Down’s syndrome babies are aborted, but I don’t know when they can detect that .
@AthrillatheHunt

Yes they can but that doesn't mean they will for whatever reason.
The 6-8 months number is just to illustrate that life threatening circumstances can arise even very late in the pregnancy which justifies action.
AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
@Pikachu all you needed to say is yes they can. Which unsurvivable defects don’t manifest until 6-8 months ?
@AthrillatheHunt

ok...sorry for giving a slightly longer answer lol
I don't know which defects can manifest or at what time or which complications can threaten the mother's life. I'm not a doctor.