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

[lacrew]

13. Fair points

I assume your first paragraph means that some girls would not have access to a clinic before 20 weeks. I can't deny that.

As far as your factoid goes, they did treat my wife for a miscarriage in the same situation....one hospital's actions are not indicative of every hospital. Hospitals do not have monolithic policies.

I can't speak for why your dip test would not register...but you apparently knew you were pregnant, based on the symptoms you were experiencing....and the clinics have ultrasound machines (heck, in some states, a mandatory pre-abortion ultrasound is being pushed). I cannot imagine a scenario where you go to a clinic, tell them you have symptoms, have missed cycles, and believe you are pregnant...to be turned away without any further investigation. The people who work at these clinics are very aware of the local laws on late term abortion, and would certainly do ultrasound prior to the clock running out.

I don't think people have interpreted my initial point as I intended - an unknown pregnancy from rape or incest at 20 weeks is incredibly rare....so it is foolish to exclude an exception for them in the law. So I'm agreeing with people here.

But I also said it was completely unproductive to respond to this law with wild accusations that people are rapist lovers or some such nonsense.

But back to the live born women...who are more important than the fetus? I hope you would agree that this statement would not be true for a 39 week fetus. And if you do agree with that, you would have to agree that there is some point in the term of a pregnancy at which a fetus has at least an equal status as the mother...and the state has to determine a halfway point, to balance the rights of both parties. In my own personal observation, I have seen 23 week babies born and live...and very much able to feel pain. Based on this anectdotal evidence, I am not at all opposed at making that halfway point as early as 20 weeks.