Can anything be More Evil---- (amendment, thought, husband, employer)

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by ClaraC

T... I can't think of a single case where it was necessary to kill a healthy near term baby to save the mother's life or health ...

Then the law wouldn't apply in the first place, now would it?

[BruSan]

Originally Posted by janelle144

I don't read that bible although it's ok. I read the Catholic bible. What do you have against Christians?

Nothing at all …..against Christians. Pretenders however, now that's a whole 'nuther thing altogether.

[ClaraC]

Originally Posted by Dane_in_LA

Then the law wouldn't apply in the first place, now would it?

This allows for abortion, Dane, at the end of a pregnancy if the mother's health is in danger.

My facebook feed is full of labor and delivery nurses rending their hair and clothing over this.

Because they can read this law, and understand it.

There is no clause that says unless delivery of the baby is possible.

[Dane_in_LA]

Katie1013, I'll respect your wishes on not quoting. But - mad props for having the courage to stand up to those who'd bully you with terms I'll not repeat, and I'm sorry for what you went through.

[lkb0714]

Originally Posted by PullMyFinger

You never know, we live in an era where healthy babies can be legally murdered and taken from the womb.

You never know, we live in an era where non-viable fetuses can be legally aborted and taken from the womb.

I fixed it for you.

[latimeria]

And just as a note...abortion is not something new in today's society. It's been something that happens throughout history. I'm not saying that I want them to happen. Just some of the posts in here make it sound like they never happened much before Roe vs. Wade, etc.

[Grlzrl]

Katie: I wouldn't say anything mean to you. I certainly wouldn't call you a pig woman? I am not even sure what that is in reference to.

[lkb0714]

Originally Posted by PullMyFinger

If the decent people don’t take this country back there won’t be a country. In God We Trust. That’s why this nation has been blessed for so long. And our support of God’s chosen people Israel. Watch what happens now.

So much for the first amendment.

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by ClaraC

This allows for abortion, Dane, at the end of a pregnancy if the mother's health is in danger.

Yet for some reason, you saw fit to type this: "I can't think of a single case where it was necessary to kill a healthy near term baby to save the mother's life or health ..." If the mother's health is not in danger, the law does not apply. In other words, in your vast experience, you have never encountered a single case that would have caused a healthy pregnancy to be terminated under this law.

[swilliamsny]

Originally Posted by swilliamsny
I only read through seven pages, so someone may have mentioned this point. The issue, from what I've read, is that the definition of "health" for the mother is sufficiently vague enough that if she claimed her mental health was in danger from the pregnancy, she could choose to terminated in the third trimester.


Someone please correct me if that part of the law was rewritten prior to passing.

Originally Posted by lkb0714

That determination should be between a woman and her doctor, not made by anyone else.

I'm pro-choice, with a 'but'. In the third trimester, because the fetus has a decent chance at living outside the woman's body, abortion should only be allowed in life-threatening situations. Not mental health. The woman has had six months to figure out whether she wants to maintain the pregnancy. If she needs to terminate for mental health reasons, it should have been done prior to that last trimester. After six months, the only major difference between 'fetus' and 'baby' is some amniotic fluid and a cervix.