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

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66. BS.

A lot of prenatal testing is not completed until at least 24 wks (where I am) and thus defects that are incompatible with life often aren't detected until then. Can you imagine, a woman at 19 wks being told her baby has a horrific defect, and she is forced to decide what she wants to do, if she wants an abortion, then find the money to book and pay for the abortion all within a week or she'll be forced to carry the baby to term? Fucking disgusting imo. 20 wks is too early for a cut off. Period. And a 23 week-er who survives often has severe, severe developmental issues due to that amount of prematurity. A friend of mine had a 23 weeker and he's severely disabled (can't walk, can't talk, wheelchair bound, yearly surgeries, etc). Just because you CAN save a 23 weeker, doesn't mean you SHOULD. And there comes that annoying word again - choice. In that no-man's land between week 22 (most hospitals will NOT resussitate before 22 weeks, and some won't before 24 wks) and wk 26 where outcomes vary widely, it should always be a person/parents' choice. I know someone else who had a micropreemie who decided with her second if she once again had a micropreemie, she would prefer no treatment be done. She had seen her first suffer too much. And her choice should be respected, as should that woman who decides at 23 weeks she can't cope with the thought carrying a baby that has defects incompatible with life to term, and wants to have an abortion. 28 weeks is a measure of viability because it's at that point MOST babies can survive without severe long term effects. Just because 1 out of 50 23 weekers can survive, doesn't mean that's a measure of viability.