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January 29, 2006
British Concern With "Late" Abortions
The other day I noted a clever but logically ludicrous statement made by a very pregnant pro-choice protester, and I observed that, under Roe v Wade, the mom-to-be in the photo had the option of aborting her obviously third term fetus. (Since I made that post I've decided I have an excellent litmus test to determine the depth of one's dedication to Roe: "As a supporter of Roe v Wade, it follows that you support a women's right to an abortion one day before her due date. Agree or disagree?"
Today Michelle Malkin highlights a very interesting report in the left-wing British newspaper The Guardian. The headline to the piece reads
Women demand tougher laws to curb abortions: Poll reveals growing concern over late terminations
That's good news--I'm concerned about late terminations, too. But further reading reveals exactly what's meant by a "late" termination:
Evidence of a widespread public demand for the government to further restrict women's right to have an abortion is revealed in a remarkable Observer opinion poll. The findings have reignited the highly-charged debate on abortion, and increased the pressure on Tony Blair to review the current time limits.
The survey by MORI shows that 47 per cent of women believe the legal limit for an abortion should be cut from its present 24 weeks, and another 10 per cent want the practice outlawed altogether. Among the population overall, reducing the upper limit was the preferred option backed by the largest proportion of respondents, 42 per cent, made up of a 36-47 per cent split among men and women.
Emphasis mine. To the those who responded to this poll, the word "late" as used in the headline doesn't mean eight or nine months; rather they are talking about late in the period in which abortions are legal in Britain--currently 24 weeks.
Of course, under Roe v Wade, there's no limit whatsoever.
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