>>>>>>Yes, the whole situation was a tragedy and even though my personal opinion was that the woman was an idiot for waiting as long as she did (my attitude toward 3rd trimester elective abortions is pretty much "You waited this long, you can wait a little longer and put the baby up for adoption")
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>>>>>My sentiments exactly Dorris. She should NOT have waited that long. I also believe that abortions at that late stage of the pregnancy should not even be attempted.
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>>>>I assume you except the rare cases where either the mother's life or health is at risk (say, a mother with a cancer that needs immediate treatment), and those where the child has no chance of any kind of reasonable life (anencephalic fetuses, for example).
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>>>>Tamar
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>>>Yes, I do ... I should have used the word "elective", as Dorris did.
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>>>~~Bonnie
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>>I believe a woman who wants a late term abortion, when there is nothing wrong with ere, should also be "aborted." But wait, that would be suicide, and that's against the law. Well, isn't it her right to choose?
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>Yes. Ultimately it is the woman who must live with the decision.

Because the baby didn't because of the decision.