[Lilly]

Originally Posted by emamum23

i only had one scan and i know ty was already kicking when i had it.
if the abortion is because of severe disability then obviously it cant be done until after the scan.
does it depend on the hospital how many scans and at how many weeks?.

I had my first scan at 12 weeks at Accy Vic.

This was just to confirm that the baby was alive and to inform me how many I was carrying (just the one, thank goodness )

My second scan was at 20 weeks in Blackburn and it is at this scan that all the baby's measurements are taken and when any deformities can be noticed by the sonographer.

If the abortion limit was 20 or 22 weeks how do you deal with a situation where a woman is told at her 20 week scan that the baby is badly deformed/disabled? As has been mentioned, sometimes you may be 22 weeks pregnant by the time you have this scan so if you get bad news at the scan and are offered an abortion you will need time to think about it before you go ahead.

How would this work if the abortion limit was 20/22 weeks?

You wouldn't be able to have one, it would be too late and no-one has the right to tell someone that they have to keep a badly disabled child.

Some people will want to, others couldn't cope.

I think 24 weeks is the right limit but only in these circumstances.

I don't agree with late abortions just because the child has a cleft palate or other minor abnormality or because the mother has changed her mind and doesn't want a perfectly healthy baby.