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Is post-term abortion ethical?

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The term "post-birth abortion" is an oxymoron and obviously no such thing exists. "Abortion" is the interruption of a pregnancy, either spontaneously or by intervention. "Birth" is not specifically a medical term, but generally means separation of a fetus from it's mother, and the pregnancy is ended by birth. read more

If the fetus won’t live more than a few minutes, and the woman wants an abortion, it’s ethical. If the woman just waited too long, but just wants the abortion because she doesn’t want a baby (or another child), since a late term abortion is about as dangerous as giving birth, I think she should wait, give birth, then give the baby up. read more

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