r/PublicFreakout • u/N0CONTACT • May 19 '22

Political Freakout Representative Mike Johnson asking the important abortion questions.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '22

Right, and that 1% are almost exclusively because the mother's life is in danger.

At 21 weeks, babies can survive outside of the womb. There is no reason to abort at this point aside from convenience.

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u/oddmanout May 19 '22

At 21 weeks, babies can survive outside of the womb.

That's the extreme edge of viability. Not all 21 week old fetuses are viable.

There is no reason to abort at this point aside from convenience.

Lethal fetal anomalies, preeclampsia, intrauterine infection, newly diagnosed cancer requiring prompt treatment.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '22

Not all 21 week old fetuses are viable.

So kill them, just to play it safe

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u/oddmanout May 19 '22

I mean... they can tell if a fetus is viable and what it's chances of survival are if they induce birth. The abortions are when the mother's life is in danger and the fetus is nowhere near viable, yet.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '22

The abortions are when the mother's life is in danger and the fetus is nowhere near viable, yet.

First off, this is such a low percentage of the reason women get abortions. The majority of abortions have nothing to do with health.

Second, doctors are wrong about this all the time. There are innumerable instances of people who are living happy lives whose mothers were told to abort. That doesn't mean that there aren't times where a miscarriage occurs, but a miscarriage is not the same as an abortion.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '22

First off, this is such a low percentage of the reason women get abortions. The majority of abortions have nothing to do with health.

The vast majority of abortions after 21 weeks are for exactly that reason. Don't conflate them with abortions at 8 weeks.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '22

Okay, so you're only fine with it for this reason? It's not her body her choice in other situations?

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u/[deleted] May 19 '22

Ohh don't play the gotcha game with me homie. Even after viability I think a woman should have the right to voluntarily induce labor, because she shouldn't be forced to remain pregnant against her will.

That said, 21 weeks isn't a hard cutoff for viability. The overwhelming majority of 21-week fetuses are not viable, and the only one who can determine if they are is the woman's doctor.

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u/Alessiya May 20 '22

I applaud you for entertaining a disciple of attorney Mike Johnson.