Abortion
Should it always be the pregnant woman's choice?
When a minor becomes pregnant, is the decision to abort the pregnancy that of the parent or that of the mother-to-be? Could some cases warrant the decision to abort made by people other than the pregnant woman?
These are serious cases as the story of a young mentally handicapped Italian girl illustrates. Laura, 13, from Pozzallo in Sicily, had been placed in the care of social services after …
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…prematurity but he stressed that protocols should be urgently put in place in the NT to ensure babies that survived the abortion process be assessed by a doctor.
The emotive issue - known as the Baby J case - has raised again the abortion issue in Australia. Some states permit abortions up to 21 weeks. Others, on medical advice, permit terminations until 24 weeks.
Anti-abortion groups such as the Right to Life organization passionately oppose any terminations.
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