"Sorry I missed your thread on that . It sounds like you are mainly concerned with health issues that could very potentially lead to the mother 's death and or/complete debilitation ( like paralysis ) , and I 'd be much more open to that . But as you said , we have two extremes to choose from , and SCOTUS chose the one that does n't take into account the woman 's health for this particular procedure . I 'd also add that because this is a late term procedure , if health is the reason to not take the baby to term , then caesarian delivery very well might be an option , in many cases ."
"I agree that all other reasonably safe options ( such as caesarian delivery , in womb operations , etc . ) should be looked into before resorting to abortion in that third trimester . As with the example of the friend of jitobear , sometimes there is just not a reasonably safe option for a particular woman since her conditions might not allow those alternate procedures . As for the question of limits on the health exception , yes , the exceptions that are clearer to me are the ones that could ultimately lead to the mother 's death or complete debilitation . However , there is also a gray region that I am undecided on . For example : - What if the pregnancy would lead to less critical loss - such as the loss of use of her legs or arms ? What about one limb - such as the use of one arm ? - What if the pregnancy would give a medium chance of loss - such as a 20 % chance of paralysis ? The gray region is harder to quantify and the moral balance gets trickier . Perhaps that is why this issue has n't really been addressed specifically in law . Where decisions in morally gray regions are concerned , it is too easy to criticize them and politically unwise to venture into that territory ."
"if health is the reason to not take the baby to term , then caesarian delivery very well might be an option , in many cases ."
"I agree that all other reasonably safe options ( such as caesarian delivery , in womb operations , etc . ) should be looked into before resorting to abortion in that third trimester ."