Abortion limit....Rejected!

[panther]

Moves to lower the time limit on abortion from 24 weeks have been rejected by MPs at the end of a high-charged debate on controversial social legislation.


During the Commons debate, the proposer of a 20-week limit, former nurse Ms Dorries, told MPs how she had witnessed a "botched" termination while working on a ward.
"A little boy was aborted into a cardboard bed pan which was thrust into my arms," she said.
"As I stood and looked in that cardboard bed pan this little boy was gasping, through mucous and amniotic fluid for his breath and I stood with him in a sluice, in my arms in a bed pan, for seven minutes while he gasped for his breath and a botched abortion, which became a live birth, became a death seven minutes later.
"And I knew at that moment, while I stood with that little boy in my arms that one day I would have the opportunity to stand and defend babies like him, because what I thought we were committing that day was murder."

I for one am against abortions, but in the end its always the womens right to do whatever she wants.

At 24 weeks a baby has been known to survive.........so why did they have to reject lowering the limit to 20 weeks?

At 24 weeks a baby must feel pain, therefore doesnt that baby have the right, the human right to live?

I for one am totally disgusted, but there probably is a few people out there who disagree

[accyman]

good

the only thing lowering the limit would acheive would be more unwanted kids

sounds callous but if a woman is seeking an abortion its pretty clear the child isnt wanted


i know someone who had an abortion and because of bank holidays and actualy getting an appointment the abortion was actualy done just after the dead line that is currently in place

if they want to lower the limit they should make sure that there is a fast procedure in place to fast track those who want abortions get them in time

[MargaretR]

Before abortion was permitted by law, there were 'back street' abortionists who butchered women at ALL stages of pregnancy.
The present law will never be ideal, and will lead to some 'murders', but it is better than the lawless butchering we had before.

[accyman]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

Before abortion was permitted by law, there were 'back street' abortionists who butchered women at ALL stages of pregnancy.
The present law will never be ideal, and will lead to some 'murders', but it is better than the lawless butchering we had before.

just out of curiosity at what point do you consider the termination not murder

[Bonnyboy]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

The present law will never be ideal, and will lead to some 'murders', but it is better than the lawless butchering we had before.

Not sure any abortion law is going to be ideal. As you say, it's better than nothing.

[MargaretR]

Originally Posted by accyman

just out of curiosity at what point do you consider the termination not murder

Most abortions result in the delivery of a dead embryo/child.
The ones which result in a live birth do happen (as the news article states)

I think that lowering the limit would result in resurrecting back street abortions.

The present 24 weeks is the 'lesser of two evils'

PS how do you feel about the morning after pill?

[panther]

24 weeks is 6 months!
why does it take someone so long to decide to have one?

[emamum]

Originally Posted by panther

24 weeks is 6 months!
why does it take someone so long to decide to have one?

I was born at 6 months

[accyman]

Originally Posted by panther

24 weeks is 6 months!
why does it take someone so long to decide to have one?

its not always the decsion to abort that is late but the nhs's sysyem that is slow

if a woman realises she is pregnant late on it can be murder getting a doctors appointment nevermind a hospital appointment in time

[andrewb]

I see it like this:

There are two rooms. In one a 24 week old baby is surviving aided by science and not the mother who will grow up to lead a wonderful life.

In the other room is a 24 week baby, who could survive without its mothers aid, being destroyed.

In parliament many of the people against reducing the limit made it into an argument about pro life and pro choice. I think this is drasticly wrong. I believe in giving a woman the right to choose, but only up until a certain point. At the point where the child can survive without the aid of its mother, and can feel pain, I think it has its own right to survive.

[emzy]

I do agree with abortion at it is the mothers choice but shouldnt be left to that time that if the baby can survive then it should. Whatever happened to giving your child up for adoption??? Surely if you dont want that baby so much then consider those who are less fortunate and cannot have a child themselves. Would agree with lowering the limit but if that limit has passed then the mother should be talked towards adoption rather than murder

[cashman]

its always been a minefield this subject, whilst its infinately better than the backstreet job, agree with cyfr about a point where its a no-no, that point MUST be decided on by the medical profession IMHO. theres always a case fer em were the mothers life is in danger though, like i said - a Minefield.

[flashy]

Originally Posted by accyman

sounds callous but if a woman is seeking an abortion its pretty clear the child isnt wanted

WHAT A LOAD OF BOLLOX!!!

some women have no choice but to have a termination...
what happens if its life threatening?
what if the woman has been raped?


i am neither for nor against abortion

i think its upto the individual but what i do agree with is lowering the time where they can have an abortion, like panther said in the first post a baby can still be born alive at 20 weeks, i think they should take it to at least 18 weeks, my friends daughter had to deliver her baby at 23 weeks, unfortunately she was still born but all her features and everything where in place, if she hadnt of already been dead would she have lived from 23 weeks? who knows

[derekgas]

Through no fault of my own, I have 3 children that were not planned, (and would not be without them), I am against abortion for any reason other than severe deformity or possible threat of life, and do not see abortion as a remedy for carelessness, either through lack of control or discipline.

[accyman]

Originally Posted by flashytart

WHAT A LOAD OF BOLLOX!!!

some women have no choice but to have a termination...
what happens if its life threatening?
what if the woman has been raped?

then the child isnt wanted then is duhhhh

oh and by the way if the woman has been raped it dosnt leave her with NO choice but to have an abortion she could still have the child and some rape victims actualy do so your argument has already been proven to be the pointless crap that it is on that score alone and also there are plenty of pro life nutters that would gladly see a rape victim be forced to keep a child rather than abort it

personaly i think a woman who is made pregnant through rape and wants an abortion should be put to the top of the waiting list so please the next time you feel like shouting your gob off think about what your shouting your gob off about first