Janice on 37 week abortions

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ResisterOfTwaddleRex · 14/06/2025 20:32

It’s hard to believe we might be about to permit abortions at this stage. But apparently we are. I wish we’d stop uncritically adopting US arguments. As Janice says, what we have is settled. No good can come of this.

Binning old laws can have huge consequences

https://www.thetimes.com/article/6354fc89-2c78-47bd-a610-92550986e9a8?shareToken=3fdaded352ab155cbb6cfbe48e5cf3d7

https://x.com/timesradio/status/1932364290549325939?s=46&t=WHoOZ_3Kv5G6-FyQuvE0LQ

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RawBloomers · 16/06/2025 22:26

Merrymouse · 16/06/2025 15:40

I don’t know - I’m imagining a situation where taking the drugs harms the baby.

I also wonder whether, even if this law were amended (iIt seems to apply specifically to abortion) other legislation could be used to prosecute the woman.

Does the law make a distinction if the baby is harmed before birth? I was under the impression that a third party could be prosecuted for harming a baby before birth?

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Yes, the law makes a distinction if a baby is harmed before birth. You cannot be prosecuted for murder if you kill an unborn chid. But I believe the Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929 covers unborn fetuses from 28 weeks gestation and would need to be repealed too.

RawBloomers · 16/06/2025 22:29

Merrymouse · 16/06/2025 13:34

I can see that the legislation used is different but I don’t see that the ethics are that different.

As far as I can see Constance Marten is also vulnerable.

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The ethics are different before birth in that what a mother does she does to her own body, albeit that body contains an unborn life. That might not be a difference that tips your personal balance on the choices involved, but it’s still a big ethical difference.

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