[trisham]

It was an elective abortion. A choice was made to abort the baby, to "save" the life of the mother. We also don't know the reason for the abortion, just that it was at 11 weeks. Was the mother dying at the time? We don't know, just that it went before a group of people who allowed it to take place.

Was there really no other way? Impossible to tell from this story. Too often, it seems that once the issue is deemed " to save the life of the mother" no further effort is made to save the child. Only if we make the decision first that abortion is wrong no matter what, will every means necessary be used to save both mother and child.

[GovernmentShrinker]

It’s safe to assume that this mother didn’t want an abortion unless it was absolutely necessary. You don’t choose a Catholic hospital to go to with your life-threatening pregnancy complication, unless you’re hoping to avoid the abortion route. This was most certainly not an elective abortion. A choice to terminate a first trimester pregnancy in order to avoid losing BOTH the mother and baby, is a pro-life choice. Anyone who thinks two dead is better than one dead, is not pro-life in any meaningful sense of the term.