Misunderstanding of This Thing Here

I would classify myself as “liberal” but I have my limits. For instance, I’m not a big fan of Obama’s health plan (another post). After a miscarriage, hospital bed rest, and preterm babies, I was worried about my thoughts on abortion. I’ve always been a prochoice kind of gal. After sobbing so hard after losing a pregnancy so early on, I had a new respect for the making baby business. And then after giving birth to twins that were 12 weeks premature and watch them fight for their lives on a daily basis, I thought this too would greatly alter my feelings on the matter.

I have found that I still believe in a woman’s right to choose, albeit with caveats. For instance, I find it a hard pill to swallow that abortions happen for non medical reasons after 12 weeks. At 12 weeks they have a human baby profile and are moving and feel pain. I can see the need for this procedure for a medical reason (major defects, mother’s health, etc.), but not so much for a woman that can’t make up her mind if she is ready to be a mom or not.

But after reading this article, I simply wanted to throw up. Third term abortions? Really?

I fought with everything I had to make to the 3rd term and made it there for two whole days before giving birth. The article notes that these procedures are only done for medical reasons. But what medical reason is there? Seriously. I’m asking. What issues come up where they have to abort the baby instead of giving birth and taking it to the NICU? Next to my son’s crib in the NICU there was a 23 weeker. She was only 1lb 2oz at birth. What would had to have happened for a doctor to advise his patient that instead of giving it their best in the NICU they would instead have to abort the baby and just know that all was lost?

Some things I just don’t understand.