Obama og abort

Lykken skrev:

Slik jeg har forstått det, så er han for senabort hvis det er fare for kvinnens helse og liv.

Lykken skrev:

Jeg synes også at det er helt bak mål å være totalt imot abort, samtidig som man er imot seksualundervisning og prevensjonsveiledning med god tilgang på det de trenger. Preke sølibat til tenåringer? I think not.

Sitron skrev:

At alt ansvar ligger på kvinnen selv og at hun derfor kan bestemme seg for en abort på et levedyktig foster om hun ønsker det slik.

He (Obama) also affirmed his moral dimensions of the issue: he noted his willingness to limit late-term abortions, provided there is an exception if a woman's health is at risk; and he talked about finding the resources to help women who choose to keep their baby, and about trying to reduce the need for abortions in the first place.

On an issue like partial birth abortion, I strongly believe that the state can properly restrict late-term abortions. I have said so repeatedly. All I've said is we should have a provision to protect the health of the mother, and many of the bills that came before me didn't have that.

Q: What us your view on the decision on partial-birth abortion and your reaction to most of the public agreeing with the court's holding? A: I think that most Americans recognize that this is a profoundly difficult issue for the women and families who make these decisions. They don't make them casually. And I trust women to make these decisions in conjunction with their doctors and their families and their clergy. And I think that's where most Americans are. Now, when you describe a specific procedure that accounts for less than 1% of the abortions that take place, then naturally, people get concerned, and I think legitimately so. But the broader issue here is: Do women have the right to make these profoundly difficult decisions? And I trust them to do it. There is a broader issue: Can we move past some of the debates around which we disagree and can we start talking about the things we do agree on? Reducing teen pregnancy; making it less likely for women to find themselves in these circumstances.

Sitron skrev:

Nei, klart, om man syns det er greit å terminere friske fostre etter uke 24, så er det jo ingenting hårreisende med dette.

Sitron skrev:

Som i tilfeller der mannen går fra kvinnen og kvinnen ikke orker ta seg av et barn alene (eksempel fra virkeligheten).

Polyanna skrev:

Leser vi samme tekst? Skriver han ikke bare i tilfeller der mors liv er i fare? (Men, hvis mors liv er i fare etter uke 24, vil man ikke "bare" føde barnet da, og håpe på det beste?)