[DugwayDuke]

'I believe that abortion should be allowed if the pregnancy is a real and serious medical threat to the mother's life or health."

Careful here. Even the democrats and the NOW gang agree with that statement as posed. Of course, they include "mental health" defined in such a way as to include even mild anxiety over having a child.

[WFTR]

Careful here. Even the democrats and the NOW gang agree with that statement as posed. Of course, they include "mental health" defined in such a way as to include even mild anxiety over having a child.

I know. You're right that the statement can be taken too many ways. What I meant is that if the doctor said "Yes, we can let the pregnancy continue but it will cause damage that will reduce the woman to a permanent vegetative state," then I would say that the abortion was a medical necessity. I think I once referred to it as a "severe, permanent, physical debilitation." A "health" exception might be impossible to write in a way that couldn't be abused, and I would be willing to abandon it. I don't support the health exception on PBA bans because PBA is never a technique that protects a woman's health.

WFTR
Bill

[GraniteStateConservative]

Careful here. Even the democrats and the NOW gang agree with that statement as posed. Of course, they include "mental health" defined in such a way as to include even mild anxiety over having a child.

Actually the reason Jews are pro-choice is because of the concern for quality of life which includes mental anguish and depression. It's not just Democrats and NOW folks. It's a philosophical point of view of weighing two interests.