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Old 05-09-2006, 05:02 PM   #64 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hevusa
I only support first trimester abortions.

In humans, parturition normally occurs at a gestational age of 37 to 42 weeks. Childbirth occurring before 37 weeks of gestation is considered preterm and has been associated with 70% of neonatal mortality and 75% of morbidity. A preterm fetus is considered viable only if it is delivered after the 28th week of gestation; before this age, those major developmental events that would allow the fetus to survive outside the womb have not occurred.
Fair enough.

HOWEVER, one of the main arguments of the pro-abortionists is that the baby cannot survive outside the mother's womb.

Well... WHEN that becomes untrue of a baby at 3-months' gestation, WHAT THEN? The argument is destroyed.