Reposted from 7/6/08. I have been too distressed to write a new Diary on my friend Dr. Tiller. But, many people have asked me to repost this Diary written last year that explains late abortion. It had 526 comments and was on the Recommended list. Carry on.
Fewer than 2200/year or 0.2% of the 1.3 million abortions performed yearly are past 24 weeks. But, the anti-abortion propagandists have successfully maligned procedures at this stage of pregnancy by calling them "Partial Birth Abortions" (not a medical term, but a political one). Even pro-choice Democrats don't understand the reality of late abortion.
I call abortions past 24 weeks Mercy Abortions...and I'll tell you why.
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