Pro-life Victory! Late-Term Abortions Effectively Banned in West Virginia (Page 2): 99.99% of late-term abortions are for protecting the health of the mother or for severe fetal...

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

tschmath wrote:

What everyone on the right fails to admit is that ... (show quote)

99.99% of late-term abortions are for protecting the health of the mother or for severe fetal abnormalities????? LOL sorry but that is not even close to the truth, it's more around 10% that have late term abortions for health reasons.

OldDoc Loc: New York

Racmanaz wrote:

99.99% of late-term abortions are for protecting the health of the mother or for severe fetal abnormalities????? LOL sorry but that is not even close to the truth, it's more around 10% that have late term abortions for health reasons.

Do you have a citation for that statement? The reverse is true - most abortions performed because of severe fetal abnormalities are performed after 20 weeks. This is because it is very difficult to diagnose a severe abnormality such as diaphragmatic hernia, anencephaly, etc. with any certainty prior to 20 weeks. The organs are just appearing in their final-like form at the 20 week mark, so trying to see organ abnormalities prior to this point is largely guesswork.

dljen Loc: Central PA

Late term abortions are not done regularly, are they Doc?

HEART Loc: God's Country - COLORADO

dljen wrote:

Late term abortions are not done regularly, are they Doc?

Guess yours failed??

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

dljen wrote:

Late term abortions are not done regularly, are they Doc?

This population is small about 15,000 abortions, or about 1.5 percent of the annual U.S. number, are performed after 20 weeks, wrote Diana Greene Foster and Katrina Kimport, authors of the study in Guttmacher Institutes new Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health.

Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/dec/10/study-ids-reasons-for-late-term-abortions/#ixzz3UNjFYGC4
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Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

OldDoc wrote:

Do you have a citation for that statement? The reverse is true - most abortions performed because of severe fetal abnormalities are performed after 20 weeks. This is because it is very difficult to diagnose a severe abnormality such as diaphragmatic hernia, anencephaly, etc. with any certainty prior to 20 weeks. The organs are just appearing in their final-like form at the 20 week mark, so trying to see organ abnormalities prior to this point is largely guesswork.

Wrong sir, very few late term abortions are performed for medical reasons.
Why do women get late-term abortions?
http://liveactionnews.org/why-do-women-get-late-term-abortions/

OldDoc Loc: New York

Racmanaz wrote:

Wrong sir, very few late term abortions are performed for medical reasons.
Why do women get late-term abortions?
http://liveactionnews.org/why-do-women-get-late-term-abortions/

I repeat - the reverse is true. Most abortions done for medical reasons are mid-late term since it is difficult to make a diagnosis earlier than 20 weeks. There are also some mid-late term abortions done for the medical benefit of the mother, although I don't know the incidence off hand. I have seen claims on both side of the issue of what percentage of all mid-late term abortions are for medical reasons, which is why I asked for your reference. I will go read it, thanks.