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To: Spiff

"At what point do you believe that abortion should be restricted?"

Banned for the third trimester.
Severe restrictions after 20-24 weeks, like serious health risk to mother, severe(meaning non-functional deformity like anencephaly)
Relatively unrestricted the first 16 weeks, other than parental consent, acknowledgment of options such as adoption, etc.


718 posted on 11/13/2004 4:12:25 PM PST by Skywalk (Transdimensional Jihad!)
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To: Skywalk
>"At what point do you believe that abortion should be restricted?"

Banned for the third trimester. Severe restrictions after 20-24 weeks, like serious health risk to mother, severe(meaning non-functional deformity like anencephaly) Relatively unrestricted the first 16 weeks, other than parental consent, acknowledgment of options such as adoption, etc.

So, you support abortion up until 16 weeks. At 15 weeks if you extract the DNA from the unborn child and analyze it, you will find that it is Human DNA. Just as you will find at exactly 16 weeks and at 14, 13, 12, and before. At 16 weeks, the child's heart has been beating now for at least 12 weeks and her brain has been functioning for 10 weeks. She has been able to move independently for 9 weeks.

Here is a photo of an unborn child who is at 8 weeks - half of the developmental age at which you think her life should have some protection:

Here is a photo of an unborn child who is right at that 16 week mark:

You say she should begin to be protected somewhat at 16 weeks. I've demonstrated that she is a living, human being before that. Her humanity is undeniable. Was she any less human at 15 weeks? 14 weeks? 13 Weeks? What makes her less human and less deserving of protection as a human being?

795 posted on 11/13/2004 7:43:32 PM PST by Spiff (Don't believe everything you think.)
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