Do you think third trimester abortions should be banned and illegal?

Not every woman that has a late term abortion is doing it for health reasons. I understand that there are reasons a mother has to abort the baby due to health risks but I still think there should be a ban. I think the ban should come with very strict exceptions though. See, I don't think it should be legal for all because not every woman should have the 'choice' to abort late. But I do feel that obviously there are exceptions and due to health risks for the mother's safety it should be okay. But otherwise I strongly agree it should be banned. At that point everyone should be happy, because why else would a mother want an abortion if it is not a health risk? Obviosly it happens and women should not have the choice after the third trimester has started.

Seems to me, that those pregnant women who wanted an abortion would have had it by the third trimester, at least in those countries where it's easily obtainable. So, it's more likely that the women had already opted not to abort, but things went badly sometiime through the pregnacy. Although I agree with the basic moral idea that it's wrong to needlessly abort in the latter months of a pregnancy, I also think it is very, very wrong to deny those women who really have a medical reason this option. Nobody, but the mother, can decide weather or not she should sacrifice herself for her child! Poland has a rather strict abortion law, you have to prove that your health is in danger to get it. One women had something like three doctors claiming she could lose her eyesight if she was forced to carry the child. It was denied her, and now her sight is serverely impaired. She was the single mother of two children before she had this one. So, well, how does a blind person take care of three kids? This decision not only effected her eyesight, but it also effected the lives of two kids that were already in this world. Some claim that there are thousands of women who should be eligable for abortion in Poland that have been denied. Thousands of women who were forced to sacrifice their life, their health, for another life. Recently, there was a young girl, I believe she was something like nine years old, who was raped by her father and became pregnant with twins. The discussions raged on the internet forums about this girl. The doctors were saying there was no way she could physically carry these twins to full term without suffering severe health problems...and yet, there were many on those forums that would have denied her the abortion. The doctors lie!!! So, how do we ban it, and still be able to guarentee that those who really need it, are able to have it? I don't think we can!

It's okay to have different opinion and point of views, right? And I also appreciate your opinion about that. But then again, I have my own reason, just like those women who abort the baby... What about financial problems? What about the lack of knowledge the women has? I mean, maybe in wealthy country where the health and education is free women can have what they need and they can take the fast decision. But in my country here, it is not so easy to do that. Many people doesn't have enough education, so that they don't know anything about pregnancies. Those who doesn't have education also have financial problems, which we know that abortion would need lots of money. They need time to collect money, maybe... That's why I always wanted to hear the reason for everything... I wouldn't judge people if I haven't heard a reason.

See I disagree. I think the woman has a choice for the first three months and I think that is plenty of time. She needs to take responsibility for her actions and if she doesn't abort within the first three months she should have to carry on with the pregnancy. The only time I think the woman should have a choice is if a health issue arises because obviously the mother's life at that point is much more important. But really? There have been women that aborted 8 months in. At 8 months that baby could have survived! It's murder. I mean, I believe anything before 3 months is a cell and a woman has the right to abort. but by 6 months it is a baby. It has a heart beat, it has hands and feet, its a baby. So I strongly believe that unless its a health issue the woman really has no right to abort that in. She just doesn't. But I value your opinion, thank you for responding.

I've never heard of that one?? They just let it die of starvation? That is completely unhumane! I've heard of different ways, such as when the doctor leaves the head in the uterus and stabs them with along pair of scissors and sucks out the brain. God, and that one is just terrible as well! Why not just birth the baby there?? But I never heard of letting it die of starvation. Why would anyone be able to work in this field? Thank you so much for your insight and your response.

I completely agree with most of what you said. I mean, in the first 3 months of the pregnancy, while I don't think its right by any means, I think the woman should have the choice to abort. But anything after 3 months should be illegal completely. I also don't understand how the doctors that abort 3rd trimester babies can do it? They must be completely cold hearted to kill something that is alive in their hands. It makes me sick. Thank you very much for you opinion and your reponse :)