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Re: Safe, Legal, and Early
The 1973 Roe v. Wade decision is specific: once the fetus is ''viable'' (able to live outside the womb) the state may restrict or prohibit abortions ''except where it is necessary, in appropriate medical judgment, for the preservation of the life or health of the mother'' (as quoted in the Wikipedia article).
Posted to Human Nature by billfalls on May 10, 2009
Safe, Legal, and Early
Saletan's posts on reproductive health issues are usually thoughtful and thought-provoking but usually fail because he mistakes his personal biases in this area for fact or logic. ''Safe, legal, and early'' is no exception. The point of reproductive choice is that the decision is the woman's, not the state's. The Supreme Court in 1973 and in ...
Posted to Human Nature by billfalls on May 9, 2009
Fetus NOT Part of the Female Body and the Sticky Wicket
Absolutism in theory often rides roughshot over reality. A viable, living fetus is NOT a 'part' of the female's body. It is indeed a separate living being WITHIN the female's body. The distinction between a 'part' of a body and a 'separate being' inside a body is when the former is removed from the body at a certain time, it cannot survive. The ...
Posted to Human Nature by Usama3 on March 19, 2009