>>There is never a reason for abortion, unless the mother's life is threatened. A baby produced by rape, could be given up for adoption.
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>John - if you're game, let's explore and see how much common ground we can find. Already, we agree that abortion should be permitted if the mother's life is endangered by the pregnancy.
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>Here are a few more scenarios. I'm aware that all of these are rare. What I'm trying to do is establish where we agree and where we disagree.
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>1) What if the child has no chance at a normal life, or even surviving much past birth? Here, I'm thinking of really severe impairments, like ancephaly.
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>2) What if the child will survive birth, but not beyond early childhood? Something like Tay-Sachs, where victims die by age 5.
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>3) What if the mother will survive pregnancy, but only at great damage to her health. For example, a mother with a disease that needs to be treated, but can't be treated while she's pregnant.
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>4) What if carrying the pregnancy to term means the mother will lose the ability to bear future children?
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>You mentioned rape, so let's go down that path:
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>5) What if the mother is a child impregnated by her father, so you have not only the issue of rape and child abuse, but increased genetic risks?
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>6) What if the mother is child, 10 or 11 or 12?
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>That's enough to start.
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>Tamar


What if the mother is 26, has had 3 abortions so far, and she's decided to have another one since birth control really wasn't all that much fun.