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Originally posted by honeychile
This states several times that this procedure is not used when the life of the mother is in jeopardy - which is why I wanted to read the text. In every case of abortion for the concern of the life of the mother that I've ever heard of, it has been within the first trimester - which is not when partial birth abortions happen.
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Of course these are cases that you've heard of. Hundreds of thousand exist and I think you can acknowledge that. I can also pretty much assume that you haven't heard about the details on every single case ( I highly doubt just about anyone would).
It is not always easy to tell if a woman's life might be at risk and there are instances when they find out the health of the mother could be at stake if she gives birth while she has passed her first trimester.
Either way, the situation could present itself at any given time.
Say that this bill sticks, I guarantee you we will begin to see many more "illegal abortions" that threaten the safety of many involved. (Much like the controversy of such abortions which were on the rise prior to the Roe v. Wade ruling.)