Reply #103: It is illegal for doctors to do it for [View All]

[bluedeminredstate]

"convenience" when a fetus is viable. Some states have laws that don't allow abortions after week 12, other states have laws that allow it up to week 16 of gestation, but at NO time in any state is it legal to abort a viable 7, 8 or 9 month fetus just for the heck of it without a medical reason. In this medical procedure, "convenience" is not a good enough reason to get an MD to perform this type of abortion, much as the RW would like us to believe there are thousands of women just too busy or selfish to complete their pregnancy and who also happen to find an OB-GYN ready to accomodate them.

I am a nurse and in my state abortions are allowed up to 12 weeks, however, the OB-GYNs I've talked to tell me that this procedure is not a routine thing. Yes, there are 2nd trimester abortions done all the time, but the third trimester abortion that the anti-abortion people want the public to believe is happening all the time is a very, very rare thing.