History of Abortion

	Revision 60 . . (edit) December 10, 2001 2:19 am by Zundark [unecessary -> unnecessary]
	Revision 59 . . December 8, 2001 8:35 am by Alan D [linked "Intrauterine cranial decompression" to existing "partial-birth abortion" link, common name for DandX, not DandE. btw, it was established for mid-late term specifically]
	Revision 58 . . (edit) November 6, 2001 5:03 am by (logged).191.188.xxx

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Another common argument is political pragmatism. Where abortion is illegal, women nonetheless seek to end their pregnancies and will resort to unsafe methods that endanger their own lives: so-called "back-alley" abortions. Since modern medical testing makes it possible to determine early in pregnanacy that a child will be born with severe defects, some abortion rights advocates also argue that requiring such children to be born would be a unecessary burden on society as well as the parents. This, however, raises another contentious moral issue of "selective" abortion, where parents might choose to terminate a pregnancy based on desired traits of the child--such as sex--that can be determined before birth.

Another common argument is political pragmatism. Where abortion is illegal, women nonetheless seek to end their pregnancies and will resort to unsafe methods that endanger their own lives: so-called "back-alley" abortions. Since modern medical testing makes it possible to determine early in pregnanacy that a child will be born with severe defects, some abortion rights advocates also argue that requiring such children to be born would be a unnecessary burden on society as well as the parents. This, however, raises another contentious moral issue of "selective" abortion, where parents might choose to terminate a pregnancy based on desired traits of the child--such as sex--that can be determined before birth.

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** [Intrauterine Cranial Decompression]?, the expecially controversial "partial-brith" procedure, is a D&E performed late in pregnancy, requiring the surgical decompression of the fetus's head before evacuation.

** Intrauterine Cranial Decompression, the especially controversial "partial-birth" procedure, is a "D&X" performed late in pregnancy, requiring the surgical decompression of the fetus's head before evacuation.

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