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Originally Posted by Cheri
But, You also stated that partial birth abortion was only to be used if the mother's life is at risk or any medical reasons back then before it was banned. I'm trying to find out from my dad what kind of abortion I had, I'm waiting for his respond.
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No, Cheri, that is not what I said, and that is where you are confused. I said that 2nd trimester abortion was illegal under those circumstances. Second trimester abortion and partial birth abortion are not interchangable terms. One refers to time of gestation, and the other refers to the technique used. There are several techniques that can be used to perform a 2nd trimester abortion. The only one that has been banned is "partial birth". Even if a woman's life is at stake, or the fetus has conditions incompatible with life, "partial birth" cannot be uised to perform a second trimester abortion. That doesn't mean that a 2nd trimester abortion is illegal uinder these circumstances. It means that they have to do it another way.