discussion title:
What do you think? (ab mentioned)
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3077.3 in response to 3077.1
You know, as much as I hate to admit this to you all, I don't disagree with parts of this. I do believe that if a fetus is viable, the mother should carry to term, or even deliver earlier than term and give up for adoption at the point of viability, say 27 weeks.
I think its disgusting for politickers to allude that 'loop holes' for a mothers health could be found. I think that's garbage. I think that if a mothers mental health is a real health problem (and it is) than she should be allowed the right to deliver early. We don't want women who would raise and later possibly commit infantcide during PPD. Which is worse? And as far as health vs life of the mother, who makes this call? So, is a blood pressure of 250/120 ok or at what point does she infarct her brain and become a vegetable? Which is health and which is life?
I don't know. Having been on both sides of the pregnancy thing, I think that 25 weeks (that's 5 months!) should be more than ample time to make a decision about termination.
jan
