31 States Permit Full-Term Abortions
Written By Laurie Higgins | 01.28.19
Full-Term, Preborn Babies Can Be Killed For Virtually Any Reason
Why, I kept asking myself last week, are so many Americans so livid about Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) signing into law a bill passed jubilantly by the state legislature that makes it possible for women to abort full-term babies. Sure, the bill is morally repugnant and the jubilant applause by the legislature was grotesque, but 23 other states—including Illinois—allow full-term babies to be killed and for the same reasons. And 7 other states allow full-term babies to be killed for any or no reason.
Toward the end of last week, just as outraged pro-life voices were dying down, it came to light that a new bill was proposed in Vermont which many mistakenly believe would legalize unrestricted abortion throughout the entire nine months of pregnancy. They were mistaken in that unrestricted access to abortion through the entire nine months of pregnancy has been legal in Vermont since 2014. The bill proposed in Vermont merely enshrines in state law the existing legal right as a “fundamental right.†Pro-baby-killing advocates are preparing for the day Roe v. Wade is overturned.
Late-term abortions are banned in 24 states except if the mother’s “health†is deemed at risk by allowing the baby to grow to term. But here’s the catch: “health†includes any physical, emotional, psychological, or familial factors that affect “well-being.†With that ambiguous and wildly broad definition, virtually any woman can have her baby killed at any point in her pregnancy.
In addition, 16 states allow full-term babies to be aborted if the mother’s “life†or “physical health†is deemed at risk. And 3 states allow full-term babies to be directly killed only if the mother’s “life†is at risk.
Take a gander at the chart provided by the Kaiser Family Foundation which lists the 24 states that allow late-term abortions for “health†reasons.
Also, take note of Alaska, Colorado, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, and Vermont. Those states are virtual killing fields. They don’t even require the pretense of a “health†reason for women to abort their full-term babies. In those 7 states, there are no bans on abortion at any stage. It’s open season on babies who, through no fault of their own, have the misfortune of being conceived in the wrong womb.
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