To Bush Supporters...

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Originally Posted by skcin

It's a method of abortion which necessitates that the fetus being partially into the birth canal in order to terminate the pregnancy. Radical pro-lifers can go into it more graphically/horrifically if they want to, but I won't. I'm a nurse, so there's a very basic medical explanation.

The battle comes down to when is a fetus a human being, is it murder, etc. These types of procedures are done later in a pregnancy (usually 2nd trimester, occasionally 3rd.) So the fetus is quite developed, making it even more controversial. The pregnancy is too far along to perform a routine abortion procedure.

Nobody is PRO- abortion. Kerry was not like "Hey, I love abortions. They're great!" His point was that Bush wants them banned totally, whether there's a risk to the woman's life or not. Kerry supported a ban, but with exceptions in the case of rape or threat to woman's life.

One of my good friends found out late in her pregnancy (5 months or so) that her fetus was not developing properly & there was a serious genetic defect. The fetus would not survive on its own, and would probably die in the womb. I believe it was missing most of its brain. They were seriously concerned about her health & complications that could occur, so they terminated. I would never want to take that right away from her - it's not my life, my choice, my family. It's hers. It was not something she wanted to do, but being a 30 year old woman with a 6 year old at home, she felt it was the best choice for her & her family.

Paula

Thank you Paula. I already knew the answer but what I wanted to illustrate was how outrageous it is for the term "partial birth abortion" to be used in a political campaign. It is a hot button term, does not mean what it implies and is an extreme rarity. Certain people though, would like you to think that the "libruls" are running around getting one of these for every woman.