Is abortion a crime against humanity?

[Onyxmeth]

Rath said:

Onyxmeth said:

Rath said:

 

In the birthing canal?

As I stated earlier I'm opposed to abortion after around 22-26 weeks because its around then that several important parts of the brain start to develop, including the thalamus.

@bolded: A child was born at 21 weeks and it breathed on it's own after leaving the birth canal. It's the earliest recorded birth. Do you feel abortion laws should reflect that, or not going that far, is it morally wrong to abort at 21 weeks because potentially the child could survive at that point?

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11222-worlds-most-premature-baby-set-to-leave-hospital.html

 

I wasn't actually aware of that case, I'll honestly have to think for a bit on this one - you could be right that its wrong to abort something which has the potential to survive independently. Maybe even 22 weeks is slightly too late.

@Tyrannical. Exactly what I believe.

 

The way I see it, the potential is there so the laws should be changed to reflect that. If 21 weeks is possible then I feel the cutoff should be 20 weeks for voluntary abortion(not including medical necessity). That's still 4 1/2 months for any spineless wench to get rid of her responsibility, which is more than enough.