Dr. Martin Haskell did late term abortions. An article by National Right to Life discusses what he said the woman’s reasons are.
“In a lawsuit in 1995, Dr. Haskell testified that women come to him for partial-birth abortions with “a variety of conditions. Some medical, some not so medical.” Among the “medical” examples he cited was “agoraphobia” (fear of open places).”
“For what reasons are partial-birth abortions usually performed?” National Right to Life” Visited 9/1/2017
Clearly, many of the late-term abortions Dr. Haskell did were for reasons that were elective or unrelated to the health of the woman or the baby. It could be argued whether mental illness such as a agoraphobia is a legitimate reason to have a late-term abortion.
