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7962

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16. Legal for any reason up to 6 months.

Reply to NaturalHigh (Reply #13)

Fri May 17, 2013, 06:10 PM

May 2013

According to the law, abortion is legal for any reason by any means during the first six months of pregnancy, but in the last trimester of pregnancy, abortion is restricted only to cases when the life of the mother is seriously threatened or when pregnancy would result in irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.

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Make no bones about it, the anti-choice movement created this monster: [View all] MrScorpio May 2013 OP

Correct! Dawson Leery May 2013 #1

Abortion isn't illegal in PA. socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 #31

No Medicaid or other public funding. (Hyde amendment, of course) MH1 May 2013 #34

Absolutely true! Arkansas Granny May 2013 #2

Abortion laws only apply to low income women mountain grammy May 2013 #3

!!! THIS is exactly how it works. BlancheSplanchnik May 2013 #11

Ding dong we have a winner malaise May 2013 #18

That's why I hate it when reproductive rights are called "choice." intheflow May 2013 #21

You got that right! nt raccoon May 2013 #30

Yep... awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #33

A greedy bastard willing to slaughter babies for money... NaturalHigh May 2013 #4

That's what I'm thinking. secondvariety May 2013 #9

Not really sure. NaturalHigh May 2013 #13

Legal for any reason up to 6 months. 7962 May 2013 #16

Thanks for clarifying. NaturalHigh May 2013 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Mnemosyne May 2013 #23

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Gosnell preyed on the poor and ignorant Hekate May 2013 #25

That would also place the blame on anti choice activists abelenkpe May 2013 #28

A very large share of the blame goes to them Hekate May 2013 #32

Very true kairos12 May 2013 #5

Religion SCVDem May 2013 #6

Yes get the red out May 2013 #7

I was wondering how long it would take them to point out Warpy May 2013 #8

k&r.. spanone May 2013 #10

K&R! sheshe2 May 2013 #12

I'm not letting it off that easy 7962 May 2013 #14

Excuse me… MrScorpio May 2013 #15

I guess we'll just disagree on this one; and thats fine. 7962 May 2013 #17

Right. "Get one cheap" kimmylavin May 2013 #24

They don't understand abelenkpe May 2013 #29

And these are some of the same people Jamaal510 May 2013 #20

Thank you for saying anti-choice instead of the incorrect term they like to use for themselves. n/t cui bono May 2013 #26

K&R defacto7 May 2013 #27