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To: Neocon who wrote (38360)	3/15/1999 12:26:00 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

Thirteen state laws prohibit abortion after viability or a specified point in pregnancy unless the woman's life is endangered or there is a "serious," "grave" or "irreversible" risk to her health: Alabama Indiana Kansas Massachusetts Nevada North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Pennsylvania Texas Utah Virginia Wyoming

To: Neocon who wrote (38360)	3/15/1999 12:59:00 AM
From: Johnathan C. Doe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Well, I wouldn't want it any other way; broadly defined in the case of the mother's life or health is exactly the way I think it should be. The nightmare case is that woman with a bad heart in Louisiana that was given 50/50 odds and that wasn't enough danger to let her have an abortion. She has other children to take care of already! The social and psychological costs if she were to die having another kid are enormous. This is a poster ad for the danger of turning this over to the state and taking it out of the hands of the family doctor. It's a medical evaluation after all and state doctors are notoriously horrible. State doctors are often contracted for and often are from other countries; the worst doctors available. You would never pick one of these types to take care of you or your family; but you would be happy to trust their judgement when it comes to the life of some mother and wife! These doctors are often told that they are to never allow the outcome to be anything other than one that is already set by politicians.

To: Neocon who wrote (38360)	3/16/1999 11:40:00 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 67261

Michelle, reposts (from the Alan Guttmacher Institute): This is what I have found so far: Twenty-one state laws prohibit abortion after viability or a specified point in pregnancy unless the woman's life or health (broadly defined) is at risk: Arizona Arkansas Connecticut Florida Georgia Illinois Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska Oklahoma South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Washington Wisconsin The key point here is the phrase "broadly defined". More as I dig it up...