By law whats the last month or week you can abort a child?
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It really depends on the state.  Every state has it's own law on these things.
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No, I doubt there's a "special law" for it. It would be considered murder, homocide or voluntary manslaughter.\n\nBut if the pregnant woman kills her own child after birth, then there's a law for that.
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Are you trying to open a can of worms here? LOL Seriously I personally don't like the thought of abortion. I think too many women use it as a from of birth control. BUT...I think every woman should have the right to choose! Its her body and that child would be her responsibility forever. I suppose she could give it up for adoption, but some women aren't strong enough to live with that decision. It all boils down to a persons rights. We should all be able to make our own choices! And a partial birth abortion is entirely different in my opinion of one at 9-10 weeks...all have their own opinion though..
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Darn. I don't know about Canadian Law. I hope you have also posted this question in the Canadian version of Yahoo! Answers.\n\nGood luck in this, your heart must be breaking. It may not seem like much to you, but I will pray for you and your child.
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as usual there is a religous outcry at killing a "baby", which basically is a 2 month old embryo. For some reason, god declares that life begins at conception where as scientists(for logical resons) classify life as reaction to the evironment which starts at approximatly the third trimester of pregnancy.
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You start counting on the first day of your last period.  Say, if you got pregnant on January 12, you will count from may be January 1, or december 31.  Let's pretend that your last period started on January 1.  Count the number of months and you will see that July 1 is 6 months.  If you count the number of weeks, you will see that 26 weeks is the right number (answer would be 26-30 weeks approx.)
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I hope someone with real legal expertise will give an answer to this. \n\nMy understanding from news articles is that often such a person is charged with assaulting two people -- and that just starts more arguments in court about when life begins!\n\n(edit)\nOnce you stated Michigan I was able to do some searching. It took some work. \n\nHere's one of the things I found posted on the National Right to Life website:\n\n"Michigan:  The killing of an "unborn quick child" is manslaughter under Mich. Stat. Ann. § 28.555. The Supreme Court of Michigan interpreted this statute to apply to only those unborn children who are viable. Larkin v. Cahalan, 208 N.W.2d 176 (Mich. 1973). However, a separate Michigan law, effective Jan. 1, 1999, provides felony penalties for actions that intentionally, or in wanton or willful disregard for consequences, cause a "miscarriage or stillbirth," or cause "aggravated physical injury to an embryo or fetus."(M.C.L. 750.90a through 750.90f)"\n\nSearch for yourself in Yahoo or Google using the search terms "Michigan Fetal Protection Act" (without the quotes) and you will find more citations.
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Severe developmental problems or a termination of the pregnancy.
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I believe the laws vary in different states.  I do recall reading about a 'would be" dad who fought the abortion his girlfriend was going to have and recall reading about another case where the "would be dad" fought the adoption the mother had planned immediately after birth.  In this case, the father won.  He had not been informed about the pregnancy at all.
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Jewish law seems to condone abortion up to a month after birth. Since Christianity and Islam are rooted in Judaism, the answer seems to be that all three permit abortion.
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Could be up to a month.
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No one has the right to make a "choice" that kills another innocent human being.  It's amazing how completely ignorant most pro-aborts seem to be when it comes to prenatal development and pain perception:  \n\nhttp://www.advocatesfortheinnocent.com/fetalpain.html\nhttp://www.justthefacts.org/clar.asp\nhttp://www.abort73.com/HTML/I-A-2-prenatal.html\nhttp://www.studentsforlife.uct.ac.za/foetal%20dev%20photos.html\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/3847319.stm\nhttp://www.lifeissues.org/ultrasound/11weeks.htm\nhttp://www.cbrinfo.org/Resources/pictures.html\nhttp://www.abort73.com/HTML/I-A-4-video.html\n\nThe average age of an aborted baby in America is 10 weeks.  By that point, the child is fully formed and can even suck her thumb.  If her palm is pricked, she will pull her hand away and open her mouth.  In an ultrasound video of an abortion at 11 weeks, the child can be seen struggling violently to escape the suction instrument, while her heartrate doubles and she opens her mouth wide.  Unfeeling, unaware, and unformed?  Hardly!  However--even if the child was unaware and not fully developed, it would still be wrong to kill her.  Shooting a premature infant in her sleep is no less murderous than strangling a full-grown adult while he is awake.\n\nSince when does being "unwanted" make people less worthy to live than everyone else?  Should we kill homeless people and elderly people who are "unwanted," too?  Let's be honest, too--there is no such thing as an "unwanted" baby in the U.S. There are two million couples waiting to adopt right now, including couples who want to adopt children with health problems such as HIV, Down Syndrome, and spina bifida.  \n\nNewborn babies cannot survive without their mothers, either.  Left alone, they will die.  They are completely dependent.  Does that mean it's okay to kill them, too?\n\nWhere is the compassion?  Where is the logic?  Pro-aborts are completely twisted, yes.
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I liked the yawn response.  Sounds like one of our politicians.  Good questions you're bringing up.  There's a lot of confusion out there and most of it is from a society that wants to believe that abortion is no big deal.  But it is a matter of life and death and it does concern the most helpless members of our society.\nIn answer to your question the noble and respected abortion "doctors" do have to wait a bit more than 6 weeks before they can suck the little ones out and harvest their bodies to medical and pharmaceutical laboratories.
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Abortion - Don't think I could do it unless my life was in danger, but I think it should be legal and I don't judge those who have them. Don't think they should happen after 12 weeks except in the case of medical emergency.\n\nStem cell research - no reason whatsoever to protest stem cell research if IV fertilization has been OK and still is. \n\nIraq War - with all the "threats" in the world, we went after the one that got away from his Daddy. Convenient, isn't it?\n\nGay marriage - sad that this is even an issue.\n\nWomen's rights - um, they should be the same as men's rights...\n\nThe Deep South of the US, I'm an atheist.
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You don't need a license to have a baby, but you don't need a license to have an abortion either.  Fishing is less personal than having a baby or aborting one.   And let's face it:  Fish can't vote.
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You can't abort a baby after 12 weeks because that's when the baby starts to be able to feel things.  Before then their nervous system isn't advanced enough.  I understand your frustration, and yes the baby does have rights too which is why you can't abort after 3 months.  I have to say I agree with pro-choice.  I would much rather have unfit parents not go through with the pregnancy.  In addition, I feel rape victims should not have to go through with a pregnancy that would remind them for 9 months of a horrible act against them.  It's a case by case thing.  Just because it isn't right for you doesn't mean you can take away someone else's rights.  I would not personally do it, but I feel others have the right to choose.
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At every point during the pregnancy, the child is a living, growing human being.  Regardless of the circumstances of conception or the circumstances of the mother's life, the baby is completely innocent and deserves protection.  The average age of an aborted baby in the United States is 10 weeks.  By ten weeks, the child has a beating heart (since 3 weeks), recordable brain waves (since 6 weeks), and all his or her organs (since 8 weeks).  She can suck her thumb and will draw her hand away from a needle prick.  She will grasp an object placed in her palm.  There is evidence that pain can be felt in the first trimester (see below).\n\nSo, to answer your question, abortion should never be allowed.  It is always the deliberate killing of an innocent human being:\n\nPhotos of Abortions, Including 1st Trimester Abortions:\nhttp://www.cbrinfo.org/Resources/pictures.html\n\nA Four-Minute, Must-See Video on Abortion:\nhttp://www.abort73.com/HTML/I-A-4-video.html\n\nInformation on All Aspects of Abortion:\nhttp://Abort73.com\n\nPhotos and Facts About Prenatal Development:\nhttp://www.justthefacts.org/clar.asp\nhttp://www.abort73.com/HTML/I-A-2-prenatal.html\nhttp://www.studentsforlife.uct.ac.za/foetal%20dev%20photos.html\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/3847319.stm\nhttp://www.lifeissues.org/ultrasound/4Dindex.htm\n\nPain Perception in the Unborn:\nhttp://www.advocatesfortheinnocent.com/fetalpain.html\n\nRape and Abortion:\nhttp://www.deathroe.com/Pro-life_Answers/Answers.cfm?ID=31\nhttp://www.afterabortion.info/Victims/index.htm\nhttp://www.family.org/fofmag/sl/a0039249.cfm\nhttp://www.dakotavoice.com/200611/Guest/20061101_GR.html\nhttp://www.afterabortion.info/PAR/V2/n1/RAPESUM.htm\n\nIs Abortion Ever Necessary to Save the Life of the Mother?\nhttp://www.all.org/article.php?id=10682\nhttp://www.advocatesfortheinnocent.com/motherslife.html\n\nThe Testimony of Former Abortionists:\nhttp://www.prolife.com/EVERETT.html\nhttp://www.humanlifereview.com/2000_summer/meehan_s2000.php\n\nA Comparison of Abortion and Other Historical Genocides:\nhttp://www.blackgenocide.org/abortion.html