I would agree with that plan, 20 weeks limit, exceptions for rape incest, life and health of the mother. The problem with determining an exception for genetic defects is what constitutes a defect and who makes the determination. Technically just being genetically male or female could be considered a genetic defect.
Originally Posted by txdot-guy
Go back and read your last sentence and really think about what you wrote.
Originally Posted by Levianon17
I know what I wrote. The point is that trying to write a law that gives a pass to kill a viable life just because a genetic defect might result in a less than optimal outcome is more than a little repugnant. Killing a child because it’s the wrong sex happens all the time in countries that have biases toward male children. That’s why the male to female ratio in china is off. To much pressure to have a male heir and artificial limitations on the number of children a woman can have.
It’s safer overall when writing an abortion bill to limit abortion after the point of viability to just the safety of the mother’s life. Anything else including rape or incest should be discounted.
I’m not a monster. I don’t like the idea of abortion in general but I don’t think it’s my place or the government’s to make that decision for others. However my limit is the point of viability. After that you are killing a child and you better have a damn good reason to do so. Like if going forward with the pregnancy could kill the mother.
Just my opinion.