Why I support late term abortion

Pro choice advocates are focused on preventing state laws essentially outlawing all abortions, including those so early women may not know they're pregnant. But we should not ignore laws in the 42 states that ban late term abortions for any reasons not involving the life or mental l/ physical health of the mother. While these laws comply with Roe v. Wade regarding late term (post viability) abortions, they unduly restrict choice which is the essence of a woman's reproductive freedom. They ignore numerous valid reasons for late term abortions, some of which are caused by individual, group and state efforts to prevent all abortions:

Single or young mothers unable to cope

Marital conflict

Prevented from earlier abortion access

Fetal abnormality diagnosed late in pregnancy

Didn't know they were pregnant

Pressured early on not to abort

Unaware of early abortion access

Afraid to tell parents or partner of pregnancy

Our neighbors up north in Canada do not, like these 42 states, essentially put the pregnant woman on trial to determine if she has post viability grounds to abort. Nor do they keep a scorecard on the difficult process of determining viability after the the 16th, 20th, 24th or even 28th week, all of which have been cited by AMA experts as the likely viability point. Like on so many other social issues, Canada gets it right on abortion. It's nobody's business except the woman making likely the toughest decision she will ever have to make. When one in three women will either seek or have an abortion, I figure this must be an incredibly personal and important decision that does not require the interference of me or anyone else, especially the state. As I've said before, Hooray for Abortion.