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Originally posted by swissmiss04
Risky? Sure. But so is the potential complications should the child miscarry that late (serious infections, etc) or she actually have the child (if there's the possibility that delivery could be fatal). The child may die anyways, but there's no need for the mother to die as well.
Of course, I'm not neglecting the possibility that the abortion itself could be fatal for both of them as well. Nothing's guaranteed, but doctors and patients make the best decisions they can with what they have.
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The miscarriage argument is moot here. Since the baby is delivered the same way a normal premature baby would be delivered, that is just not even an argument.
When the baby is viable (according to what I've read) it's only 6 inches long. And there's always a ceasarean option.
The "health of the mother" argument really doesn't hold much water in this case since the delivery and the abortion procedure are the same thing (except in one, they puncture the skull and suck out the brains). Other than that, they're the same
