'Health' of the Mother

"But McCain's unfortunate air quotes may take a bite out of his support among women." I disagree with that remark. Unfortunately, abortion is used a form of birth control whether people want to admit to it or not. I've known some friends who have gone to have 2,3 even 4. And I tell you what, there is more mental health problems with abortion, than with an unwanted delivery. Maybe this is also the reason so many women suffer from fertility problems nowadays.

So-called Christians are the ones who are selfish! Believing that they are the only ones who know the "right" choices and it is up to them to rid the world of anything that is different. I also ask, with all these people who can't have children and are desperate to adopt, why are there so many unwanted children in our foster systems? People who are desperate to adopt are only desperate because they don't want a "damaged" child or a child that is not the "right" ethnicity. Before we start worrying about the fetuses, maybe we should start with the children who are already here.

It is really amazing the amount of energy put into discussing abortion, especially by the politicians, mostly men. It is ???between the people??? (the woman carrying the FETUS (which stands for an unborn child or baby) and sometimes the man which provided his gene to procreate) ???consciences??? and God!. Since when is any politician, or member of the Supreme Court to be consider God? An abortion is something very serious and private that should not be discuss at will by people that have such a derogatory mind towards another human being, (that is a real born person, not a fetus). The day I see a derogatory person, other words, antiabortion person, step forwards and become responsible for the future life and needs of the fetus when it becomes a baby, I will think that person actually knows what she/he is talking about, to date, I have not seem any!!!. Where are you, antiabortion people, when the baby is born and needs care, love, food, and et all? As we all know, there might be some abuse about every freedom the human being has, that includes abortion, but that is not a cause to eradicate abortion! Should be stop Well Fair programs, there are some abuse too. What will be next? Look yourself in the mirror and question your real reason why you want to impose your believe to others. Leave alone your little babies and children when you want to impose your personal opinion to others, they are to small to know. Politicians and the Supreme Court should let the issue of abortion reside in each person???s conscience and their relationship with God!

Instead of just spouting off perhaps a little thinking would help? John was talking about using the term health to mean too many things. Is a girl who lives to party going to be depressed if she has a baby that will consume her free time? Is that technically a reason to kill another person? By the law apparently it could be. That is what is meant by vague. That is why the air quotes. A statement about the law not a disregard for the life of a woman.

Another question is this? Whose body are we really talking about? Who dies in an abortion?

Knowing as much as we do about medicine it is possible to detect genetic damage very, very early in the natal state of the fetus (always genetically not the mother or the father) and so the question of why wait until the fetus is very very close to being born? I personally was born 7 weeks premature. In other words I have survived (and done so very well thank you) from long before a late term abortion could have been done.

How do you save a mother's life (presumably at risk of dying because of childbirth) by having her deliver the baby first and then killing it by severing it's spinal cord? Logically the act of giving birth just proved she would not die by giving birth.

Sadly it is more common for people to start accusing or acting enraged..."how dare you..."

Calm reasoned argument must have gone the way of so many other things in our society...like decency to each other..or respect for others opinions.

The article says "Medical judgment may be exercised in light of all factors--physical, emotional, psychological, familial and the woman's age--relevant to the wellbeing of the patient," The problem is that you can shop for a doctor that will agree with anything when it comes to "mental health", including "I just don't want it".If there are 2 Million abortions each year, even 1.4% is 28,000 "late term" abortions. I wonder how many of these really relate to "physical" danger to the mother?

Excellent post, Nins. Thank you for explaining the meaning of late term abortions and why they are needed in extreme cases.

I would agree that American women are selfish. Abortion is the easy way out and saying that it is your body, your choice is ridiculous!!! How many couples can't have children and would die to adopt a baby? Thousands! Abortion is taking the life of an innocent, defenseless baby...and under no circumstance should be allowed. As a women myself I'm all about womens rights, but how can we have the right to murder a baby? It's absurd. Make all the excuses you wish, as all you pro choice women choose to do, abortion is the most disgusting and heartless thing anyone could go through. Good luck living with that on your conscious for the rest of your life!!!!!!!

I know a couple???Hollywood types???who aborted their baby because it was diagnosed with down syndrome. In other words, their baby was not going to be good looking like they were. Funny thing happened a few years latter, the father was diagnosed with Parkinson disease. So, by the same standard, the wife and children should abandon the father because he is not perfect now

I think John McCain's problem is his lack of sensitivity in his approach. He understands the details of what he's saying, but has a very, very poor delivery. That's a huge problem to have. This is a man who is supposed to be able to communicate with people, including other world leaders. He's not qualified to do that.

I respect your opinion, but I don???t agree with you, first of all you and the others that are against it. Their making a decision for all of us that if a women gets pregnant we are going to be force to have the child. Second we don't know if the person that's committing the abortion is doing it for some certain reason we don???t know, because we don???t live their life???s or in what conditions do they live. Third, as long it doesn???t happen to you and your conscious is good, you should be happy with your life and not worry for the others upon their decisions, and one more thing. The reason that I am pro is because I found out that the majority that are born end up in child pornography you should see what they do with them it that even to an animal doesn???t deserve to suffer. Or when they put them in foster homes the ones that are supposed to take care of them instead rape them. This brought me to my conclusion that if I am not going to adopt or help with money why should I chose to go for it. I think it???s better if they don???t born instead of having horrible life while others children have a magnificent life because they have a family and support.

Don't like abortions? SImple ; don't have one.