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I strongly support the ban on partial-birth abortions ("Bush Signs Partial-Birth Abortion Ban," Dec. 1, 2003, p. 1). How ludicrous is it to have an obstetrician placing an emergency cerclage to save the life of a fetus in one room while another obstetrician in the next room is intentionally taking the life of a fetus at the same gestational age?
As a physician practicing maternal-fetal medicine, I have never seen an instance in which a partial-birth abortion was necessary for the life or health of the mother. In truly emergent situations such as severe hemorrhage, there is not enough time to go through the process of getting the cervix dilated sufficiently. If the termination is being done because of a lethal fetal anomaly, the ...