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Thanks
for your note to FEMINIST.COM
and I'm sorry that you haven't
yet connected with any other
feminists in your area. I'm
sure there are some, but in
the meatime I am glad that FEMINIST.COM
and the Internet can help you
find feminist comfort beyond
your geographic area.
As for so called "late-term
abortion"---this term is a term
used by the right-wing, not
by medical professionals, to
describe abortions that happen
in the late second and early
third trimesters. Those occuring
in the third trimester are extremely
rare and are done only to save
the life/health of the mother.
Those occuring in the late second-trimester
are more common and happen for
reasons other than to save the
life/health of the mother, but
are done because the mother
has chosen this procedure. Using
this ambiguous term--"late-term"--in
the media has confussed people,
which it was probably intended
to do.
The procedure used in these
third term abortions are called
D&X and D&E (sorry, I don't
have the details on me). These
procedures are being attacked
and anti-choice activists are
attempting to outlaw these procedures.
This would be the first time
that Congress overruled the
medical profession--and the
first time that a specific procedure
was made illegal. Needless to
say this is wrong and that is
what the current debate is about.
I have some testimonies from
women who have had these procedures.
I would gladly send them to
you, so you can have a more
personal response. Let me know
your mailing address and I will
send.
Thanks for keeping feminism
alive in Rancho Bernardo and
I hope the above is helpful.
—Amy
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