An example of media hype

[sally]

Abortions aren't just for women who have been careless. Many of the women who choose to get one are doing so because their dream of having a perfect, healthy baby has turned into a nightmare. They have just learned their baby has horrible birth defects and I think it's wrong to force them through that. I'll never agree that it's okay. They've been through enough.

The only way to find out if your baby has birth defects is at the 16^th week. They do a protein test and if it comes back high it's a sign of birth defects. In that case you would have an amniocentisis and ultrasound to confirm or rule out any birth defects and make a decision if it comes back positive. That's why I said the cut off date should be at the 16^th week except in the case of birth defects or the mother's health at risk.

Before that they can't really tell. I was 3 months along when I found out I was pregnant with my daughter. The embryo is so tiny that they had a damn probe up my coochie for an hour trying to find it. That's why that ultrasound law is stupid to impose on early pregnancies.