I'm really torn by this.discussion of late term abortions. I was one of those who held that it was murder, plain and simple. Former Surgeon General C Everitt Coup called it "infanticide" and stated flatly there was no medical reason for the practice. A young woman who is not my daughter but calls me Dad had a late term abortion and I have held her while she cried and prayed for forgivness. I thought my views were rock solid right.
About two years ago a young man I worked for and his wife were expecting. Shortly before delivery she developed an infection which if untreated would have killed her. The Dr's explained to him they could save her or the baby but if they tried to save both they would lose both. He chose to save his wife's life and the child was aborted. Shot the Hell out of my rock solid convictions.
I cry for both of these women. The first was simply a convienience abortion. The second a medical necessity. One was murder the other mercy. Where's the line drawn? I don't know.