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To: curiosity; bahblahbah; ElkGroveDan
Reagan's law allowed abortions for "mental health" reasons. In practice, that meant abortion on demand; it's very easy to get a shrink to say you need anything for your "mental health."

Not so... it allowed abortions when there was a "substantial risk" that continued pregnancy would "gravely impair" the "physical or mental health" of the mother.

Not quite the same thing.

39 posted on 12/21/2007 10:27:40 PM PST by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: calcowgirl; curiosity

any abortion for health of the mother instead of life of the mother will be easily exploited

you can be sure of it...


40 posted on 12/21/2007 10:49:32 PM PST by wardaddy (I have come to the conclusion that even though imperfect....Thompson is my choice by far.)
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