Georgia Governor Approves Ban On Abortions After 20 Weeks With No Exception For Rape Or Incest

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6. The abortion debate will never be solved with demagoguery

I don't know how many 11 year olds get raped in GA every year

I don't know how many of them are girls

I don't know how many of them become pregnant

And I don't know how many of them are unaware of pregnancy for the first 20 weeks

But I imagine its a very small subset. There was probably no need at all to exclude rape and incest (and not having read the bill, I don't know if it affirmatively excludes these exceptions, or they are merely omitted). There just can't be that many people affected by this, for it to even matter one way or another.

But, for the exact same reasons, coming up with an unlikely 'what if', in order to become outraged about it, solves nothing.

The record for earliest viable birth is 21 weeks 6 days, according to wiki. I'd say that at some point, the baby's human rights do come into play. If it can live at 21 weeks, outside of the womb, I see no controversy in the contention that it feels pain at 20 weeks. And, I don't think it is unreasonable to expect somebody to make the decision prior to 20 weeks, before that decision starts to trample on the baby's rights. (yes I know, somebody can drudge up a story or two about a teen girl giving birth, without even knowing she was pregnant...but these are incredibly rare, and do not change the fact that at some point in the term, the baby becomes, well, a baby).

Personal disclosure - I knew the wiki stat on the 21 week baby off the top of my head, because I looked it up last night. We were discussing my nephews, who were born at 23 weeks. They are perfectly healthy toddlers now, both survivors of such an early birth. Seeing how small they were, and yet able to survive, has caused me to seriously question my thoughts on abortion, and when the baby's rights and needs trump that of the mother's.

Feel free to flame away I don't care. But consider the statement: 'Pro rapist pile o' shits'...is that a helpful reaction? Do you really believe that? I have to tell you, I don't.