We cannot allow Abortion to transform into Murder

I believe we've gone around in enough circles on the health exception. Besides, This is not important to my argument. I apologize for calling you an abortion lover. I must have misunderstood your feelings. Thankfully, This is not important to my argument, Either. For my part, I have never claimed to be pro-life. My position in this debate could most accurately be called "anti-fully-formed-fetus-killing. " === When a Fetus is identical to a Baby === I think I have been struggling to articulate this idea: a fully-formed-fetus. You pointed out that while in utero, The bag of mush is called a fetus after week 8 and not a baby. And you also acknowledge that a Week 8 fetus is very different from a Week 37 fetus. This is critical to my point. At Week 37 (of 40), A birth is no longer considered premature. This seems to be a reasonable point to consider the fetus to be fully formed. Therefore, 37 weeks is what I will use to define my new term "practical viability. " At this point, There are minimal complications associated with a late abortion without fetus-killing (aka an early birth). === Final Argument === I am not asking for any abortion requests to be denied. But the new NY law is deficient in that it allows abortions to transform into murder. Since it allows abortion via fetus-killing at Week 37 (of 40) and beyond, It is allowing abortion + murder. You have raised a few concerns with rescuing fetuses from abortion. You mentioned a woman who "can barely afford enough for herself. " I am not asking this woman to keep the fetus after her late abortion. In fact, I would prefer the rescued fetus not remain with her. You also mentioned the "expensive long-term care" for a disabled rescued fetus. I would prefer the rescued fetus not remain with the couple who had the late abortion. Then who would take on these two rescued fetuses, And who would pay the costs? I am sure that the richest and best nation on earth can easily (and will gladly) accept the bill for any and all fully-formed fetuses who are rescued from abortions at or after 37 weeks. Since you assure me this is a very small number, It should even be possible to fund via private donations. Bing suggests that 1 or 2 million couples are waiting to adopt a baby. That should be more than enough to take on the fetuses that we could rescue from late abortions. === Foster Care === You have repeatedly referenced foster care as an excuse for abortions. Foster Club data for FY14 agree with you that there are over 400k kids in the foster system. Please note that since the average stay in foster care is 20 months, This number includes half from FY13 and half from FY14. Of the 200k who left foster care in FY14 (and apparently entered in FY12), The Foster Club says that only 9% aged out (about 20k). They say the majority (79%) leave into families (real parents, A relative, Or adopted parents). Further, These aren't babies that survived abortion. Foster Club says 95% of kids entering foster care were rescued from "violence against children. " But that doesn't mean they were unwanted by their parents, Since over half eventually go back to their own parents. As I mentioned, Bing suggests that 1 or 2 million couples are waiting to adopt. Why aren't they adopting the kids in foster care? First, There aren't enough foster kids to adopt based on Foster Club's numbers. Second, I imagine most people want to adopt a fresh new baby, Not a jaded teenager. I cannot see any support for abortion in foster care statistics. === George Carlin === On behalf of pro-life conservatives he jadedly says that "once you're born, You're on your own. " The clear question is: Do the parents not count then? If parents are unwilling or unable to care for their kids, It would be better to give the kids to adoptive parents who will--the earlier the better. For me, Any lack of care is aimed at the deadbeat parents not the innocent kids.