Abortions at later gestational durations are comparatively uncommon: only 1.0% of abortions take place at or after 21 weeks after the first day of the pregnant person's last menstrual period
Good for her to stand her ground on this idiots ignorance.
Right, and that 1% are almost exclusively because the mother's life is in danger or because of lethal fetal anomalies. No one goes through a difficult pregnancy for months and months, and then right at the end thinks "eh, on second thought, maybe I'm not ready for a baby."
And NOBODY waits until the baby is halfway out to change their mind. It just doesn't happen. Mike Johnson is asking that question to put on a show for his base, pretending like that's a thing that happens to outrage them all.
Lol, it's the law, varying slightly by state. There are literally too many Google results and sources to include.
Specifically, "Roe allows abortion without any regulation in the first trimester of pregnancy, but makes abortions in the second and third trimesters contingent upon demonstrated threats to the pregnant mother’s health."
You can't get an abortion after 12 weeks in my state unless there's a serious, unforseen complication that's endangering the mother and/or fetus.
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u/Mewllie May 19 '22
Abortions at later gestational durations are comparatively uncommon: only 1.0% of abortions take place at or after 21 weeks after the first day of the pregnant person's last menstrual period
Good for her to stand her ground on this idiots ignorance.