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A very common misconception, often used by pro-abortion advocates. But, when you look at the science, once again, it doesn't hold up.

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The vast majority of serious health issues occur in later pregnancy. If you're already in late 2nd-3rd trimester, you must deliver the baby. You can't have that baby sucked out of you like in a 1st trimester abortion. So, either the baby is born alive, or born dead. It makes no difference to the mother's health. Should a woman's health deteriorate, the OB will simply immediately deliver early. Not abort. As most babies are viable at this point in pregnancy, letting them be born alive gives them a fighting chance. And, furthermore, abortion is more dangerous than a c-section because it takes 2-3 days to dilate the cervix for an abortion.

You may argue that a woman who knows she has health issues should abort before the 2nd or 3rd trimester. I argue that most of the time the issues arise way past viability. There's no need for an abortion, but there IS a need for increased care and monitoring by the OB. And, in the very rare case of a true medical emergency before current viability [21 weeks], of course, I would stand by saving the mother's life. But again, that's not through abortion, that's through early delivery.

In 7 states, 7!, and the District of Colombia, a woman can have a late-term abortion; up to 10 months pregnant, until the very moment of birth, for any reason. These abortions should be banned.

Love it, love it, love it. I'm sure he got hell for this. But he got my respect.