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Originally Posted by Cheri
Again not true, for a long time they allowed the second trimester abortions. It wasn't banned until 2003.
Read for yourself. Partial Birth Abortion |
Cheri, that simply is not true. Until 1973, all but a few states forbid abortion at any point in the pregnancy unless it was medically indicated. After Roe v Wade, elective abortion was deemed legal, but only to the end of the first trimester. Elective abortion in the 2nd trimester has neve been legal. And Partial Birth refers to a technique, not a time period. Partial Birth technique was banned in 2003. A doctor can still do a medically indicated 2nd trimester abortion if the mother's life is at stake or if the fetus has a birth defect that is so severe it will not be able to live. They just can't do it using the Partial Birth technique.
a form of late-term abortion that the Act calls partial-birth abortion. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the term "partial-birth abortion" in the act
pertains to a procedure that is scientifically called intact dilation and extraction.[
The above is directly from your Wiki link.