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Originally Posted by pylon
I am not even pro-life. I believe up to a certain point, say 8 weeks or so, it isn't really a sentient being. But once a fetus has a viable chance at life, there is no excuse for it. If a woman was raped, 8 weeks is more than enough time to make the decision to terminate. If you are unfit to be a parent, and just don't want kids... 8 weeks is enough time to make that decision. If you got drunk and banged your cousin... same thing. But unless there is a substantial threat to the mothers life, or a baby that will be born brain dead, there is no excuse for this. And even that now, that is coming into debate, as child birth is now an incredibly safe procedure, and the danger to mothers is overblown, and being used as a crutch to justify their decisions.
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If viability of the fetus is your threshold, you've got a
much longer window than 8 weeks:
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Completed weeks of Gestation at birth 21 and less 22 23 24 25 26 27 30 34
Chance of survival[5] 0% 0-10% 10-35% 40-70% 50-80% 80-90% >90% >95% >98%