ABORTION

[HairOfTheDog]

PP in that aspect does a great job. The problem I have is the late term abortions. Pro abortion politicians will not even discuss it for fear of sounding anti abortion. Its not a cut/dry situation. I'm sure there are certain medical reasons for a late term abortion but it should be a last resort when all else fails not an option for experimentation.

Sounds like your objection is to state and federal laws not aligning with your personal feelings/views; not with Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood is just one of the abortion service providers that follows those laws.

Even if the current proposed federal restrictions on late-term abortions pass Congress, you (based on what you've expressed here) will feel that women have too much choice when it comes to reproduction. The bill proposes a ban on abortions past the point at which some medical professionals believe a fetus is capable of feeling pain -- 20 weeks (0 weeks is point of fertilization, and 38 weeks is full term).

After the last iteration of the bill failed last year, the rape and incest exceptions were loosened. Another exception of the last bill iteration remained unchanged; abortions past 20 weeks would be allowed if the woman's life is medically-verified to be endangered without an abortion. However, the lawmakers pushing the current bill still propose that there be no exception for non life-threatening health problems to the woman as a result of continued pregnancy/birth, nor do they allow exceptions based on fetal abnormalities.

Roe vs. Wade gives women the right to choose abortion up to point that the fetus would likely be viable on its own outside the womb (22 - 24 weeks).

Almost every state in the country either restricts abortion using an 18-20 week cut-off based on the "fetal pain capacity" criteria, or a 22-24 week cut-off based on the "fetal viability outside the womb" criteria. Only seven states give women the right to choose abortion with no cut-off restrictions - New Hampshire being one of them.

Anyway, since the fetus can't feel pain at 18 weeks and it's not viable on its own outside of the womb at that point, I'm curious as to why you oppose abortions between 8 weeks and 18 weeks, and what you suggest be done with all of those unwanted babies should women be legally forced to give birth to them (and who should bear the costs)?