Quote:
Originally Posted by Rockstar
The law does provide for abortion when the mothers health is in jeopardy. Does 'health of the mother' include mental health?
Also victims of rape or incest have an oportunity to report these incidents. So I imagine there would be ample time to abort the fetus.
|
Interesting questions, so I decided to do a quick lookup on why women get abortions and tripped over a study by the "Guttmacher Institute" (AKA: pro-choice thinktank) The following is from a study they did in 2005 (don't know if there is anything more recent).
Quote:
|
The reasons most frequently cited were that having a child would interfere with a woman's education, work or ability to care for dependents (74%); that she could not afford a baby now (73%); and that she did not want to be a single mother or was having relationship problems (48%).
|
The percentage of abortions for rape and incest were 1%, and .5% respectively. Health of the mother (12%) health of the baby (13%) were slightly higher.
The way I see it the fight over abortion access isn't about the 14th amendment anymore, it's morphed into women wanting
to "eat your cake and then still have it too". In that light I'm fine with restrictions and regulations limiting their access.