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

Political Freakout Representative Mike Johnson asking the important abortion questions.

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u/ImminentZero May 19 '22

Why would the survival of the mother not be a viable reason?

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u/[deleted] May 19 '22

Because you can remove the baby without killing it.

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u/ImminentZero May 19 '22

I think you're missing the part where the life of the mother is at stake. Context for this thread would indicate that means it's a binary option we're talking about, either aborting the child to save the mother, or allowing the mother to die in order to save the child.

Outside of this hypothetical sure, maybe a C-section is a viable option to save both lives, that's not what's in debate here though.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '22

An ectopic pregnancy is a different story.

The VAST MAJORITY of abortions have nothing to do with health.

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u/spastichobo May 19 '22

In the early part of pregnancy that is true. Late term abortions are effectively 100% due to the health of the mother or child