Possibly, but it appears that the laws on abortion in the US (federal or state laws??) do not take into account the state of the medical science. Compare and contrast to the situation in Sweden:
Abortions are legal up until the 18th week of pregnancy. The decision is resting solely with the pregnant woman.
Abortions later than week 18 are only legal if the health or life of the woman is threatened. These later abortions (relatively unusual) have to be approved by the National Board of Health. Only in certain acute situations (when the mother is dying and the fetus as well) may a late abortion be carried out without an approval by the NBH.
In Sweden an abortion (spontaneous or induced) is defined as a pregnancy that is terminated before the end of week 22 and the fetus was stillborn. As a consequence of this law, any fetus born alive after this period is considered legally a person. The late abortions discussed (and performed!!!) in the US would be considered murder in Sweden.
In Sweden premature babies born in week 22 have been saved, though the prognosis is still not very good. From week 28 and onwards, however, the chances of survival (with intensive care) are relatively good.
In the US Sweden is considered the epitome of liberalism (at least in the socio.medical sphere) but in actual fact our abortion laws are much more conservative than in the US.
Likewise, in Sweden conservative Americans protesting against late-term abortions are considered Neanderthals by the commentariat in the politico-media sphere. These, oh so well-educated and properly informed persons, obviously have no idea that the type of late abortions allowed in the US would be considered a criminal act here.
(PS: I did not discuss early abortions here, because the article was about late-term abortions. Suffice to say that it is a sad paradox that at the time when prophylactic methods are available in an abundance the number of induced abortions never has been as high.)
How long does a woman need to decide if she wants to kill her baby? Will it be at 5 yrs after birth some day?
In addition, what happens to the soul of the baby that never even had a chance to be baptized?
Yes, it is always interesting to me how some European countries, including the Scandinavians, are more restrictive when it comes to abortion. Partly, I think, because they base their policy on science, not on beliefs (feminist ideology on the left and religious beliefs on the right).