Congress Introduces A National Abortion Ban On Its Very First Day Back

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60. Thank you for the polite

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I believe it is the woman's choice, and the law should be unrestricted - because otherwise, at some point, it is no longer her choice. Whether or not I would personally choose (short of a medical reason) to abort after 20 weeks has nothing to do with my belief that abortion should not be restricted by arbitrary dates. Medical science keeps advancing and today fetuses that are not viable - defined as an ability to survive on their own outside the womb - are being kept alive that 20 years ago wouldn't have been considered even remotely worth the effort. As the point of "potential" retreats, so will the argument of when is "too late to abort" advance.

Given that, I made the decision to separate the issue of viability from my position on the legal right to terminate a pregnancy.

I understand your position, but please understand that my thinking is anything but black and white. It comes from long consideration of those gray areas and a decision to take what many consider an extreme view, but I see as a logical one, divorced from individual circumstance. What women do personally should not - in my opinion - be a consideration when determining their collective right to abortion on demand.