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over a year ago
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"Waiting lists?
Huh?"
With the cut backs in the nhs not result in longer waiting times for these type of things?
Not that I'm agreeing or disagreeing I just feel it's all not black and white when it comes to these matters  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Waiting lists?
Huh?
With the cut backs in the nhs not result in longer waiting times for these type of things?
Not that I'm agreeing or disagreeing I just feel it's all not black and white when it comes to these matters "
The type of abortion depends on how far along the pregnancy is. Waiting times would mean more expensive procedures so will doubtfully occur. |
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By *achealTV/TS
over a year ago
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Obviously it's not an issue that I will ever have to experience but I find it very difficult to accept abortion at all. I'm pro life but it's not my body and therefore nothing to do with me. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Tonight 9pm BBC2
I personally think the cut off point for (elective) terminations should be reduced due to medical advancement."
I guess the reason they keep it at 24 weeks is that a huge proportion of foetal defects cannot be diagnosed until the 20 week anomally scan.
I think it should be kept at 24 weeks for all cases |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I only started to have views on this when a family member lost a baby around that time.
Firstly, she had to give birth to it.
Secondly the hospital give you an option of what to do with the lifeless baby (no idea what the term is for it). They chose to have a plaque made etc.
So this got me thinking “how is it Legal to end a life this far on in pregnancy when it is treated as a loss.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Obviously it's not an issue that I will ever have to experience but I find it very difficult to accept abortion at all. I'm pro life but it's not my body and therefore nothing to do with me. "
As I said it's not black and white and as a man I have been there to support a family member through this...so it did have something to do with me.. |
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"Tonight 9pm BBC2
I personally think the cut off point for (elective) terminations should be reduced due to medical advancement.
I guess the reason they keep it at 24 weeks is that a huge proportion of foetal defects cannot be diagnosed until the 20 week anomally scan.
I think it should be kept at 24 weeks for all cases "
In the case of foetal abnormality a pregnancy can be terminated right up to 40 weeks.
I believe the time limit hasn't kept up with medical advances and it does need to change. A baby born at 24 weeks can now survive with specialist medical care so you shouldn't be able to terminate. I would like to see the limit lowered to 20 weeks. |
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"Tonight 9pm BBC2
I personally think the cut off point for (elective) terminations should be reduced due to medical advancement."
I don't have a telly to watch it, but it's not something I would watch anyway. And I don't have enough knowledge on human development or medicine to form an opinion.
My nephew was born at 26 weeks by emergency c section, 1lb 1.5oz, all scans were normal. he's a healthy 10yr old now. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Tonight 9pm BBC2
I personally think the cut off point for (elective) terminations should be reduced due to medical advancement.
I guess the reason they keep it at 24 weeks is that a huge proportion of foetal defects cannot be diagnosed until the 20 week anomally scan.
I think it should be kept at 24 weeks for all cases
In the case of foetal abnormality a pregnancy can be terminated right up to 40 weeks.
I believe the time limit hasn't kept up with medical advances and it does need to change. A baby born at 24 weeks can now survive with specialist medical care so you shouldn't be able to terminate. I would like to see the limit lowered to 20 weeks."
Does the 40 week limit apply to all foetal abnormalities or just those considered to be fatal or a risk to life?? |
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Medical capabilities will likely continue, including in the area of early term foetal survival. But there is no guaranteed survival, nor guaranteed healthy life for babies born at such an early stage. Abortion is a woman's choice and should be her right - I'd probably vote to extend the standard time frame, as the medical care needed for such extremely premature individuals is so high and health capabilities so low. Whilst human populations are so high, I see limited reason to add to it whilst healthy survival rates are low, for such unwanted results from pregnancies.
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"Tonight 9pm BBC2
I personally think the cut off point for (elective) terminations should be reduced due to medical advancement.
I guess the reason they keep it at 24 weeks is that a huge proportion of foetal defects cannot be diagnosed until the 20 week anomally scan.
I think it should be kept at 24 weeks for all cases
In the case of foetal abnormality a pregnancy can be terminated right up to 40 weeks.
I believe the time limit hasn't kept up with medical advances and it does need to change. A baby born at 24 weeks can now survive with specialist medical care so you shouldn't be able to terminate. I would like to see the limit lowered to 20 weeks.
Does the 40 week limit apply to all foetal abnormalities or just those considered to be fatal or a risk to life??"
I believe it applies to all severe abnormalities and also applies where continuing a pregnancy will endanger the life of the mother. A lot of information is available through the charity ARC, antenatal results and choices, who support families having to make the heartbreaking decision to either terminate or continue with a pregnancy after test results. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Interesting.
The Abortion Act is 50 years old this month.
80,000 women a year were getting illegal abortions in the mid 60s, most were back street abortions; few were performed privately like in Harley Street.
In 1990 the cut off limit was reduced from 28 weeks to 24. A medical pov was expressed as wanting to remove that limit as each case is reviewed within its own context rather than viability of foetus. |
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