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Originally Posted by Ducay
It's always an easy argument to make when you make it about the woman. But again, I'll caution there is an unborn fetus there that doesn't have a voice in the matter, and thus, needs the laws on gestational age to protect it at a certain point. This thread is basically to discuss that point.
Damn man, I hate playing the parent card (as much as I hate people playing the woman card), but 22 weeks is insane. Its a full on person at that point. Look at the devastation that parents go through when they lose children at that point. (Heck, for a relevent example, look at what Evander Kane went through at just 26 weeks). The kid is starting to kick and punch around.
https://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=173382
That and even further late term abortions is exactly why people are starting to push for even early cutoffs given these late term abortions (again, non-medical) are insanity in my view.
This is 22 weeks.
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I gave that timeline because it's the typical cut off.
The number of abortions performed at that time frame is very small compared to the first 2 trimesters.
People generally don't get an abortion because it's fun. It's not an easy thing for people to do so comparing that to the devastation parents go through is a little unfair. Talk to a woman that had an abortion especially later in the term. I promise you most will have very strong feelings about it.
This idea that women are using this as birth control with no feelings about it is silly.
Again if you feel 20,15,10, or 5 weeks is too late that's up to you. That's the beauty of pro choice.
I have a very young nephew that I'd do anything for so I get what you're saying but it's not up to me. That option needs to exist for people that feel they need it.