I Was Almost the Republican “Late Abortion” Boogeyman. This Is Why Women Do It.:
The option saved the lives of both my babies.
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Author: Later-Abortion Option Saved Her TwinsAfter an uncertain diagnosis, she continued beyond New York’s 24-week limit in 2017; the twins were born at 33.5 weeks.
- A 20-week ultrasound found enlarged ventricles in Baby A’s brain, which could have resolved, required surgery, indicated a fatal condition, or endangered Baby B.
- The genetic counselor cited New York’s then-legal 24-week limit, leaving the couple less than four weeks to decide.
- The author states that about 95 percent of abortions occur before 15 weeks and that later procedures often involve medical tragedies or barriers to access.
- After three hospitalizations, her water broke at 33.5 weeks, and the two relatively healthy premature boys went home after two weeks in intensive care.
allow abortion at 38 weeks, on the delivery table.— Mehmet Oz, during a debate with John Fetterman, argued that his opponent would 'allow abortion at 38 weeks, on the delivery table.'
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