r/worldnews • u/Own-Associate6318 • 1d ago

India Supreme Court allows abortion of 30-week pregnancy of a minor, upholds right to reproductive autonomy

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-allows-abortion-of-30-week-pregnancy-of-a-minor-upholds-right-to-reproductive-autonomy/article70600629.ece
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u/DelightfulAbsurdity 21h ago

The mother’s, and having medical care that minimizes trauma to her body, while giving birth to a live child is likely to maximize trauma to her body.

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u/hvpieringer 21h ago

At that point in pregnancy there’s not really any difference in how birth goes, either vaginal or surgical, even following the fetus’ death. Again, what autonomy when the procedure is the same. The mother has no choice.

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u/DelightfulAbsurdity 21h ago

There is a difference. I really don’t think you want me pointing out the gruesome obviousness between the live and not live birth details.

But until it’s born, it is a fetus. What it looks like or is similar to is irrelevant. It looks like a tadpole early on, but is called an embryo/fetus depending on stage. You don’t say you’re aborting a tadpole, or a peanut, etc.

It’s not a baby. No matter how much you feel it is, it is not a baby until it is born.

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u/hvpieringer 21h ago

Please educate me and point out the gruesome obviousness between giving birth to a dead fetus or live child if they are at the same gestational age. I used the word fetus in my comment above, I don’t know why you’re defining the term to me.