tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post646956004137809169..comments2023-10-09T04:11:47.358-07:00Comments on Not A Potted Plant: Meanwhile On The Lower Middle Corner Of Page FiveBurt Likkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060980744675990412noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-17399854128463774142007-04-20T22:06:00.000-07:002007-04-20T22:06:00.000-07:00Not all pro-lifers. I think there are a lot of nu...Not all pro-lifers. I think there are a lot of nuanced beliefs. Ironically, a lot of people who wouldn't want to ban all abortions may feel more comfortable banning this procedure based upon their misunderstanding of it. They may think they're banning late-term abortions altogether; think that the people who have these procedures are people who just changed their minds on a whim or didn't get around to it earlier; or that the procedure is somehow crueler to the fetus.<BR/><BR/>It's my understanding that sometimes this procedure is used to extract fetuses that have died in the womb; I don't know if that would still be legal.<BR/><BR/>You can see why I'd care about this, being a woman over 35 who might get pregnant again.<BR/><BR/><BR/>-- SpungenSalsolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069290033551424426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-19133128981353673492007-04-20T21:13:00.000-07:002007-04-20T21:13:00.000-07:00That's an interesting point -- of course, to a pro...That's an interesting point -- of course, to a pro-lifer, birth defects are irrelevant.Burt Likkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060980744675990412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-71060738322801044092007-04-20T21:04:00.000-07:002007-04-20T21:04:00.000-07:00I'm amazed that this law got passed in the first p...I'm amazed that this law got passed in the first place. Congressional representatives must not have understood the procedure.<BR/><BR/><I>The procedures in question involve particularly gruesome techniques and it’s hard to generate a lot of sympathy for what is going on when it is described in such graphic detail. </I><BR/><BR/>I don't see how it's any more "gruesome" than 1) any other surgical procedure or 2) a dilation and extraction where the doctor <I>doesn't</I> partially extract the fetus from the womb before cutting it up.<BR/><BR/>The only reason to do it the banned way is because it's safer for the woman.<BR/><BR/>These are typically done in the second trimester. You know who the typical people are who need to terminate in the second trimester? People who find out about birth defects.<BR/><BR/>-- SpungenSalsolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069290033551424426noreply@blogger.com