From the Boston Globe, another article on how Justice Kennedy will be the new swing vote on the Court. This piece says that partial-birth abortion and affirmative action could go down the drain.
The Tin Man
From the Boston Globe, another article on how Justice Kennedy will be the new swing vote on the Court. This piece says that partial-birth abortion and affirmative action could go down the drain.
Considering that Roe v. Wade’s trimester contortions were based on medical science ^at the time^, and survival rate at 25 weeks of preemies is now 50-80%, I think it OUGHT to be an easy call once it gets back to the Supreme Court. See here: here http://www.pediatrics.wisc.edu/patientcare/preemies/anticipating.html
for details on survival rates.
I think once you get to a 50% chance the baby survives, partial-birth abortion, no matter how rare, has to go. By 26-27 weeks, 64% of all babies will a) survive, and b) not have major disabilities. 80% survive, and 80% of that 80% will develop pretty much normally. Medicine has gone a long way in 32 years.
Well, shoot, didn’t post that link in a nice format. Sorry.
Well, it’ll be nice to still have a swing vote, but the percentage of swings, as well as their direction, will be interesting to see.
Might I suggest calling it “late-term abortion” whenever we have the chance? It’s like “pro-life” vs. “anti-choice,” and it makes a difference.
Yes, Huntington, the term ‘partial birth abortion’ is extremely loaded and deliberately so! I think it was coined by the ‘pro-lifers’ who should be called ‘anti-choicers’ really. All they care about is the UNBORN life anyway!