Late Term Abortion

**JAG** · 06-11-2008, 05:29

I see, I see. I guess that might happen, but within our lifetime? I am not so sure!

**ICantSpellDawg** · 06-11-2008, 05:52

Around 1,370,000 unborn human beings are killed every year in the U.S. More than 13,700 (update: whoops) are killed late in term. For those of you who believe that late term abortions are infanticide, how can we sit around and let this happen without addressing it? Imagine if this happened to week old infants out of parental indifference or callousness toward life. How would the response be different?

So many people do defend late term abortions that it is scary. When the partial birth abortion ban came into effect in the U.S., both Clinton and Obama said that it was a bad decision. What the heck?

Abortion is homicide. Partial birth abortion and late term abortions are just the most obvious manifestation.

**Lemur** · 06-11-2008, 06:03

TuffStuff, the numbers you just typed say that 10% of all abortions are late-term. I have never heard that number before. As in the OP, the most common estimate is that somewhere around 1%-2% of abortions are late-term. Where are you getting your stats from?

**Devastatin Dave** · 06-11-2008, 06:14

I think its pretty nifty that we unaborted fetuses can post about this topic over and over again... Thanks Mom!!!

**Gaius Scribonius Curio** · 06-11-2008, 06:15

Originally Posted by TuffStuffMcGruff

Around 1,370,000 unborn human beings are killed every year in the U.S. Around 137,000 are killed late in term. For those of you who believe that late term abortions are infanticide, how can we sit around and let this happen without addressing it? Imagine if this happened to week old infants out of parental indifference or callousness toward life. How would the response be different?
So many people do defend late term abortions that it is scary. When the partial birth abortion ban came into effect in the U.S., both Clinton and Obama said that it was a bad decision. What the heck?

Abortion is homicide. Partial birth abortion and late term abortions are just the most obvious manifestation.

I'd assume that thats a typo? I wouldn't know as I haven't looked into this issue in depth before.

However, with reference to the bolding I have provided. This is exactly why abortion (not so much late-term), should be allowed. If a child is unwanted it follows that it will be uncared for on some level. In the extreme case, this will lead to indifference and callousness, and eventually infanticide via the medium of neglect. Do we want this to happen in our modern and 'civilised' society?

Consider also the position of a family that knows there is a foetal defect, that could drastically effect the health of either the unborn child or mother. Should abortion be disallowed as an option, despite clear risks, or a reduced quality of life? (I'm aware that this is off topic, but feel that it needs to be said).

Should a woman who is still a child herself be denied an abortion even if a baby would ruin her life, and leave her unable to provide a decent life for herself or the baby?

While this is a tender issue I believe the answer to the above is an emphatic no!

Abortion should be allowed, it should be down to the prospective mother to decide what she wants for her life.