Abortion decision under fire
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The US Supreme Court's April 18 decision to uphold the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act has led to a fierce counter-attack by pro-choice advocates who claim the act does not take a woman's health into consideration.
There will also be an interesting tussle between state laws and the federal law. State laws allow abortion till the sixth month (24 weeks) of pregnancy, a limit that could be extended if a woman's health or life is in danger. A partial-birth abortion or Intact Dilation and Extraction (IDX) abortion takes place during 18th to 26th week of pregnancy and is done by delivering the fetus and then allowing it to die.
While the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act has provided a provision of abortion in case of danger to a woman's life, pro-choice advocates say that there is no provision for partial-birth abortion if there is any risk to a woman's health. Many allege that the Supreme Court ignored the medical evidence and accepted comments made by politicians on preserving life.
Says Joan Malin, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of New York City, "For the first time ever, the Supreme Court told women that politicians, not doctors, will make their medical decisions for them. Make no mistake: This ban is part of a larger agenda to criminalize abortion. This ruling opens the door to increased state and federal attempts to limit access to safe, legal reproductive health care/”
Pro-choice advocates point out that the act is totally against the landmark ruling made during Roe v Wade in 1973, where abortion was permitted for any reason until "point at which the fetus becomes 'viable'".
"The Supreme Court has declared open season on women's lives and on the right of women to control their own bodies, their health and their destinies. Overturning a decision only a few years old, the Court has, for the first time since Roe v. Wade, allowed an abortion procedure to be criminalized", said Rep. Jerrold Nadler, who is also on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
Meanwhile President Bush said that he was pleased with the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the "sanctity" of human life. "The Supreme Court's decision is an affirmation of the progress we have made over the past six years in protecting human dignity and upholding the sanctity of life. We will continue to work for the day when every child is welcomed in life and protected in law", he added.
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Abortion
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Anna ,
Wed, 02 May 2007 15:50:17 GMT
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The True Statistics on Abortion as collected from http://www.guttmacher.org:
**88% of abortions occur within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy
**58% of abortion patients say they would have liked to have had their abortion earlier.
**Nearly 60% of women who experienced a delay in obtaining an abortion said it was because of the time it took to make arrangements and raise money.
The federal abortion ban interferes with the doctor-patient relationship and the ability of doctors to make appropriate medical decisions.
The supreme court ban is essentially saying that the life inside a woman is more important to save than the life of a woman!
**The risk of death associated with childbirth is about 12 times as high as that associated with abortion.
Think about what the supreme court ruling is actually saying about women's health---
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abortion
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Megan ,
Wed, 02 May 2007 06:54:48 GMT
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This is disgusting. My cousins were premature, they were born at 6 months and i can tell you they were human beings with the right to life! They cried, they ate, they felt pain. They lived, and are wonderful people today. Any woman who would do this is disgusting. This isn't an attack on woman, its protection for innocent INFANTS who cannot protect themselves. If you are in favor of abortion, you should look at pictures online of partial birth abortion, or simply abortion in general, and then try and tell me its not murder. It sickens me that people are fighting FOR this.
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'allowed to die'
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Dustin ,
Wed, 02 May 2007 02:11:08 GMT
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"A partial-birth abortion or Intact Dilation and Extraction (IDX) abortion takes place during 18th to 26th week of pregnancy and is done by delivering the fetus and then allowing it to die."
Partial Birth Abortion's do not "allow it to die", the body is removed, while leaving the head i the birth canal, then a suction is applied INSIDE the head, removing the brains, that is killing the fetus, not allowing it to die, at least tell the truth!
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abortion
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a ,
Tue, 01 May 2007 16:53:03 GMT
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I think that it is wrong and should be baned. Most abortions are performed twenty to twenty-six weeks or five to six months when the infent isjust days away from life and it becoming mureder
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abortion
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Anna ,
Tue, 01 May 2007 06:09:30 GMT
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I'm a mother of two and I think that abortion should be banned all together,it is wrong because at 18 to 26 weeks you can fell the baby moving.I think that woman that get abortions are committing murder because,the baby is alive. I also think if the woman how is pregnant does not want the baby just carries it until its born and give it up for adoption.
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