{"id":128897,"date":"2016-10-20T00:52:50","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T04:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=128897"},"modified":"2017-10-19T18:55:31","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T22:55:31","slug":"late-term-abortion-needs-to-end-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/late-term-abortion-needs-to-end-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Late-term abortion: It happens, and it needs to stop"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The facts show that late-term abortion in the final months of pregnancy does occur throughout the U.S., and it’s time we stopped it. One of the keys to determining what’s true about abortion is knowing the facts.<\/p>\n

1. Late-term abortion, until the moment of birth, is legal in the U.S.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This basic fact stuns many people, and yet abortionists, clinic workers, and others admit that babies who are big enough to survive outside the womb, including “healthy babies at seven, eight and nine months gestation<\/a>,” are being aborted in the U.S.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not exactly popular to perform abortions when babies are clearly well developed, can survive outside the womb, and are often seen dancing, kicking, or hiding on ultrasound screens. (Though, incidentally, these things can be seen during the first trimester<\/a>, not just late-term.)<\/p>\n

A poll released in January 2016 revealed<\/a>\u00a0that even “66% of those who describe themselves as pro-choice say abortion should be allowed, at most, in the first trimester, in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother, or never permitted.”<\/p>\n

However, despite popular opinion<\/a> and basic humanity<\/a>, seven states and Washington, D.C. have no age restriction<\/a> on abortion at all. Abortion can literally be performed up until the moment of birth, on the final day, in these states. And many of the 43 states that do restrict abortion still have exceptions for things like rape, disability of the child, and\u00a0health conditions of the mother.<\/p>\n

In the short interview below, former abortionist Dr. Anthony Levatino explains that abortion is not medically necessary to save the life of the mother. A consensus of more than 1,000 health experts<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 including OB\/GYNs, neonatologists, and other physicians \u2013\u00a0agree.<\/p>\n