Thanks for posting. It is truly sad to hear republican women claiming there needs to be exceptions for the life of the mother. What kind of mother would not give up her life for her child???? I feel sorry for their children now know the truth.
If the mother’s life is in danger they can induce labor and put the baby in the NICU. There is no need to kill the baby unless it is an ectopic pregnancy where the baby would die anyway.
I have known two women who have had ectopic pregnancy. An ectopic pregnancy is immediately life-threatening to the mother and must be removed. One of these women was as pro-life as one can be, but ended up having two ectopic pregnancies. That eliminated her ability to ever have a child of her own, so she elected to have a hysterectomy and adopt instead. The other woman went on to miscarry triplets (two boys and a girl, she told me) then successfully carried a son, her only living child, to term.
In the case of ectopic pregnancy, there is no possibility of saving the baby. The only option is to remove it and no 2 month old or less fetus is capable of living outside the womb.
Yes, abortion to save the mother's life is sometimes necessary, but only early in pregnancy. Past the point of fetal viability outside the womb, there is no reason to abort.