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Amy Lefkof's avatar

I have said this before, and in this forum as well, that whether it's Jake Tapper during a CNN interview or Fox News during the latest Republican presidential candidate debate, the retort to Nikki Haley's mantra that Dems want to allow abortions up until the moment of live birth must be countered with the fact that, according to the CDC, 93% of abortions occur during the first trimester – that is, at or before 13 weeks of gestation, and less than 1% of abortions take place after 21 weeks of pregnancy. What are some of the reasons that third trimester abortions happen at all? Because the pregnant woman receives a late diagnosis that a fetus's brain is not developing (note: a great deal of fetal brain development happens after the 24th week of pregnancy). Or a pregnant woman develops a health risk. Or now, post-Dobbs, a ban will translate into more people being pushed into needing abortion care in a far away state that will require time to gather the necessary financial resources, set up childcare for children they already have, and pay for transportation.

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Mommadillo's avatar

"Can't we all agree . . . "

Lady, you and I cannot agree on a goddamn thing, largely because I'd trust a pit viper before I'd trust you.

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