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Originally Posted by Reba
I remember local doctors being arrested for performing illegal abortions before Roe v. Wade. They performed the abortions in their medical offices, with sterile medical instruments. They were arrested for the way they performed abortions; they were arrested for performing the abortions, period.
So, if doctors were performing illegal abortions in the past, and willing to take the chance of arrest, what makes anyone think that they aren't willing to do illegal procedures now?
When people give their personal testimonies of their abortion experiences, why assume that they are lying?
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And that is because prior to Roe V Wade, elective abortion was illegal, no matter how the abortion was performed. Today, it is not. The only thing that is illegal is the manner in which the abortion is performed. Today, those doctors would not be doing anything illegal. However, if they were to perform a 2nd trimester abortion legally using an illegal technique ("partial birth") they would be inviolation of the law. If they performed a 2nd trimester abortion for medically indicated reasons, and did not use the technique of "partial birth", they are again, not doing anything illegal.