Posted by Tamar on June 26, 2005, at 7:51:54
In reply to Re: question about birth the law *possible trigger**, posted by anastasia56 on June 26, 2005, at 1:42:55
> wouldn't the fetus have to be at a certain stage of development in order for any deformities to be evident? and wouldn't that stage be past the legal abortion point?
It depends on the deformity and on local policy about which tests and sonograms are done at which point during pregnancy. And it depends also on the law wherever the woman happens to be.
As far as I can tell, in places where elective abortion is legal it continues to be legal for health reasons well past the time at which most deformities can be picked up.
So in most cases where abortion is legal a woman would know that her baby has a deformity in time to have an abortion.
The crucial question, in my view, is whether the woman is told of any suspected or diagnosed deformity, whatever the stage of her pregnancy and whatever the local abortion laws. I believe doctors should not withhold that kind of information from women.
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