There are places in the US where you can legally get a 3rd trimester abortion, though it certainly depends on the situation.
The media is skewing the reader here by their generous use of the word "viable". Yes preterm babies can be viable, but extreme preterm babies require a huge amount of medical intervention, and their prognosis remains abysmal. And should they survive the initial hump, consider their longterm outcomes. Does giving birth to Terri Schiavo ver. 2.0 count as viable? In other words, if this doctor didn't pop their heads off, would it have been better to let them slowly perish under the burden of undeveloped organs?
Perhaps an argument can be made against the doctor for inducing early delivery, but a determined mother could certainly have done it herself via a quick google search. At least here it was performed in a controlled medical environment, however this particular doc doesnt sound like he was the best at that either.
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