Pro-choicers argue that women who have late-term abortions are all carrying wanted pregnancies until they discover that their babies have horrible disabilities and that they “must” abort. However, late-term abortionists have admitted that many of their patients have no health problems and are carrying healthy babies. Former clinic workers have also revealed this. They did not know they were pregnant right difficulty making arrangements. Pro-choice author Mary Pipes explains why some women do not realize they are pregnant until many months have passed.
“Women who have irregular periods – because they have only recently begun to menstruate or are approaching the menopause or who have irregular or long cycles – may not receive any indication that they are pregnant for some time because they do not expect to menstruate on a particular day. Furthermore some of the symptoms of pregnancy, such as swollen breasts, irritability, abdominal pain and tiredness, are very similar to premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and we may often think that we are about to start bleeding… It is possible that bleeding may occur and be confused with a period. Although this bleeding is usually short, if it is unaccompanied by any other symptoms we can be unaware of having conceived for several months.”
Mary Pipes Understanding Abortion (London: The Women’s Press, 1998) 30 – 31
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