"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 ."
"and SCOTUS chose the one that does n't take into account the woman 's health for this particular"
"The gray region is harder to quantify and the moral balance gets trickier . Perhaps that is why this issue"