What if an abortion is taking place, but complications happen, and both the mother and baby die?
956506
As it's a medical procedure, I think it would be neither. It probably would be investigated though, just to make sure that it was genuinely a medical mishap.
712061
I have to agree that late term abortions should only be done if they are life threatening to the baby, mother, or both.  there are just some situations that call for drastic measures but depression should not be one of them.  If the mother is depressed, then some responsible party must be present with her during the rest of her pregnancy and after the birth due to post partum depression or just give the baby up for adoption.  I am pro-choice myself, but if it is late term then there has to be some sort of regulations set up due to the complications that can occur from a late term abortion.  It is more life threatening to the mother when there is a late term abortion and also a period of revcovery just as if she had the baby in the first place.  It would be better for the mother to have the baby and then give it up for adoption and both parties will be healthier and live.
108626
Way too many variable for a one-size-fits all answer.  How serious is the tumor?  Is the woman in a coma?  How viable is the fetus? What does the family want?  You get the idea.
766377
Great question!\n\nI say - take the fetus out.  If it is viable and can live on its own, save it.  If not, then that's unfortunate.\n\nUnder my solution, the woman gets to "control her body" but not "kill a baby."  We don't force women to gestate a pregnancy, but we also don't kill people just because they are "unwanted."\n\nKing Solomon couldn't do any better (pun intended)!\n\nProblem solved!\n\nNEXT!
1072483
Your reasoning is very sound, and I agree with you. Most times I think this would be the best solution. I am sure there are times when aborting is the only answer, but rare. Stand up for you believe.
29784
I believe we should err on the side of life. A choice was made to have sex and a pregnancy is a consequence of that choice. We must be held responsible for our actions.
725486
this is an answer to bball..you want an example?  lets see..plancental abrubtion which could cause bleeding to death...gestational diabetis which in some cases are very severe...pre eclamptic..yeah you can look that one up but its not pretty...and one I heard just on the news..the heart was outside the chest of the baby..as the baby deteriorated, the infection grew..and well you can imagine.  not every woman carries in the best of health.\n\n\n\nmy niece HAD to have an abortion while 5 months pregnant..I wont go into details but she was devestated...so no, Its not wrong in my eyes.
772222
Haha, a fetus doesn't go to Heaven if it's aborted--fetuses lack souls!  That is why abortion isn't a bad thing.  Well, also the fact that abortion helps to conserve the environment, as too many people being born will eventually kill those of us already here as our resources are depleted......
469583
abortion being legal doesn't take away the fact that to abort the baby is to kill it. legally, i suppose you're right, it's not murder - but it's still killing. i'm pro-life but i believe abortion is morally ok up until the moment a heart beat can be detected. i don't believe in any abortion after that, even if the child is a product of rape or incest. it's not the baby's fault it was conceived in such a disgusting way.
814481
I've heard this one before, but it was done with a man being connected to another accidentally after getting drunk and going to the wrong area of a hospital. It kind of puts things in a different light. \nPersonally I could never have an abortion and if someone asked me for advice I would have to urge them against it, but ultimately it is their life and body, so it is their life.
270678
From what I understand about the case, the states determined abortion laws, and still do.  So, if it is illegal in one state, a woman can travel to another to have the procedure performed.  \nBut, I have always wondered the answer to this myself.  I assumed it would outlaw any abortions except those to save the mother's life.  But, that assumption must be wrong or you wouldn't have asked this question.
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Unfortunatly, she can get an abortion pretty late. You might be just delaying the inevidable.  And then it makes it even worse.  \nIf she is in her second trimester, even almost going into her third, where she even feels the baby moving around, punching and kicking, the abortion would be thousands more.  \nand the way they kill the baby is not very pretty.   They basically rip it from limb to limb, and that is how it is killed, it bleeds to death while it's limbs are being torn off. (proof: testimony of Stenberg vs. Carhart).  If they don't get that horrible fate, they are forced out with it's whole body dangling and kicking and while just it's head is still inside, the abortionist plunges a pair of scissors into it's skull to stab and make a hole, a tube is inserted in the hole and it's brains are sucked out.. that is how it dies.  I wouldn't wish either death on my worst enemy.  I wonder how nice the deaths of people who perform such acts of cruelty are in comparison.. hmm?
580996
It's not any different as long as your abortion is done by firing live amunition and hurling bombs up your snatchal area.\n\nDummy.\n\n\nSplooch!
997285
The Abortion Debate\nShould abortion be legal?\nShoud Roe vs. Wade be overturned?\nHere are the two sides:\n\nPro-Life: Once conceived, the fetus is a LIFE, so it's a crime to kill it.  Therefore, abortions should be illegal\n\nPro-Choice: Having a baby is not always the best thing to do (If the mom was raped and became pregnant, if she's too young or immature to be a parent, if she's a single parent and can't handle it, if she doesn't have the money to support a child, if she'll just be bringing the child into a horrible life...).  Thus, the woman should have a CHOICE in whether to give birth to the baby or to have an abortion.
60878
Absolutely.  That baby is half the father's too.  The mother will ultimately probably have the final say.  Abortion could affect her uterus enough that she is unable to have children in the future due to scar tissue buildup.
901302
Maybe a fetus or two.
598516
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.