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tazzygirl -> RE: guilty or not guilty? (9/4/2010 11:16:28 AM)
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To put all this into a medical perspective, OBGYNS wont even attempt to prevent a naturally occuring abortion before the 20th week in almost all cases. I say almost all cases because, depending on the attempts a woman has gone through to get pregnant and the Dr attending the woman, he may attempt it on a case by case basis, but they are very few and far between.
Viability age has been declining. Used to be 28 weeks when i started in L&D. Now i believe the age is down, in rare cases, to 22 weeks. However, at that age, there are so many complications its almost ill-advised, speaking medically. JAMA has reported that no brith is viable before 21 weeks and all births are viable after 27 weeks. So, thats the grey area.
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United States: In 2003, from data collected in those areas that sufficiently reported gestational age, it was found that 6.2% of abortions were conducted from 13 to 15 weeks, 4.2% from 16 to 20 weeks, and 1.4% at or after 21 weeks.[13] Because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's annual study on abortion statistics does not calculate the exact gestational age for abortions performed past the 20th week, there are no precise data for the number of abortions performed after viability.[13] In 1997, the Guttmacher Institute estimated the number of abortions in the U.S. past 24 weeks to be 0.08%, or approximately 1,032 per year.[14]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late-term_abortion
^ Guttmacher Institute. (January 1997). The Limitations of U.S. Statistics on Abortion. Retrieved April 19, 2007.
Now, to the story you posted about.
These Drs, if you can call them that, are the fringe of the medical world. Not only have the violated their ethic codes, they have violated human life. Do no harm ... a phrase that means nothing to all three... there were 3 Drs, not two.
This was all about money.
How much do late term abortions cost?
How much does an abortion cost?
In 1995, the cost of an early abortion ranges from $200 to $400. Later term abortions cost approximately $400-700 between the 13th and 16th week; after that, the cost goes up about $100/week. The cost increases over time due to greater complications in the procedure. [Source: "Susan Dudley, Ph.D. "Economics of Abortion" National Abortion Federation 1996]
http://www.abortionisprolife.com/statistics.htm
For patients not covered by insurance, a surgical abortion in a doctor's office or a medical abortion at 10 weeks typically costs about $320 to $500. At 16 weeks, a surgical abortion costs about $500 to $700. At 20 weeks or later, a surgical abortion costs about $1,000 to $2,000 or more.
http://www.costhelper.com/cost/health/abortion.html
No telling what they charged these women for the "across state lines" abortion. Im sure that will eventually come out.
Here is a story about a late term abortion. How could i say no to this woman? The viability of one of the twins is definitely in question.
http://www.barryyeoman.com/articles/gina.html
I suppose, in essence, my choice of the above would be.. depending, which is where many of the Drs i worked with place it as well.
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