To 2021 and Beyond .... current politics

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Originally Posted by mooby

Source?

Just googling I came up with this:

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-...nd-how-it-wont

But I haven't seen any source that says 3000 late term pregnancies were aborted for no legitimate medical reason. Also what do you define as late term?

Well this source I attached indicates it may be significantly higher than 3000 but I will continue to look for the source I was looking at yesterday (Which was also referencing CDC data. I also posted the CDC link at the bottom - bit of a slog to work thru. Oh and 20 weeks is how I define it (note premature babies have survived at 21 weeks).


http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/poli...rtion_usa.html

"Abstract: Available data are sufficient to refute some claims regarding late-term abortions in the United States ("late-term" abortions here referring to abortions at >20 weeks' gestation). Here we use official data (from the Centers for Disease Control and state health agencies) to develop estimates of such abortions for 2005 to 2018. For the year 2018, best estimates (and plausible ranges in parentheses) for such abortions are: 11,500 (9,100 to 15,400) at >20 weeks' gestation; 900 (400 to 1,600) at >24 weeks' gestation; and 160 (50 to 260) at >28 weeks' gestation. There were significant changes in the top states for percentages of late abortions in 2005-2018, reflecting relocations of late-term abortion "services". Based on information reported by Arizona, Florida, and Utah, probably 30-80% of late-term abortions are "elective" (non-health related), 20-60% are in cases of fetal health issues, and only 3-10% are in cases of maternal health. These figures are generally consistent with those reported both in Guttmacher Institute surveys and in past testimony by individuals who perform such abortions. Estimated current annual revenue to the abortion industry from late-term abortions is about $20,000,000 ($12,000,000 to $40,000,000). Abortion on demand (i.e. for elective reasons) at any point in pregnancy through birth is currently permitted in 7 states, placing the United States among only four countries in the world with policies this extreme. However, since abortion practice in some countries is inconsistent with their respective laws, actual levels of late-term abortions are comparable between the United States and a number of developed countries. "


CDC abortion surveillance report link.

https://www.cdc.gov/reproductiveheal...s/abortion.htm