Here’s Bitch PhD on this situation.

We are having a lively discussion on the subject over at Bitch PhD.

The numbers of abortions that are late term needs to be kept down, the day after pill and education imperative.

I would not ban on “mental distress” but because it is an emotional/physiological condition then it should require counseling, if the life is viable then all options need to be covered and the assumption that aborting under mental distress is a solution is not 100% valid, it could make for more physiological problems.

There are not that many, most terminations at this point are not requested they are a result of abnormalities, there are a few that request a termination at this point and that’s not very admirable and to say mental distress is the reason is an understatement, it take a unique type to ask to have that done at that stage of development, its actually unconscionable!

The message to the naive is that waiting that long is not really an option, people have a tendency to discount the seriousness of not taking care of it early on. There are easy methods to determine pregnancy, waiting is not wise some woman may not make the determination that they are pregnant and being able to determine that and resolve it quickly is best, its far less emotionally disturbing.

The solution is not banning or making it illegal, but is striving to reduce the numbers through education and accountability.

Obama needs to be more careful what he says, coming to terms with an unwanted pregnancy to late is inherently distressful and far from admirable. I think it not wise to take it to the other end of the spectrum and begin to see this as the end of freedom of choice. People need to be pushed back and saying “I am ok with an abortion “ needs to be reconsidered, its never ok, it always unfortunate and should never be taken lightly. The policy should be that of early terminations easier and late and or repeated instances should require some counseling. The object is to keep the numbers down and not encourage complacency over what is so very serious a circumstance.

Obama is not prefect, why paint him into a corner he is looking for votes and speaking to the majority, we all have issues with abortion, we are sending a message be accountable do not be complacent.