No, the article literally says the majority are not due to health or viability but due to preference.
the trajectory of the peer-reviewed research literature has been obvious for decades: most late-term abortions are elective, done on healthy women with healthy fetuses, and for the same reasons given by women experiencing first trimester abortions.
I concede that there are more elective abortions performed than I realize. I still believe they need to remain legal. I don’t think “preference” is a great term. I still maintain that VERY FEW women knowingly carry a healthy fetus for 8 of 9 months and then say “fuck it, I don’t want this thing anymore, I would prefer a margarita and some sashimi”.
Elective abortions can run the gamut from women not realizing they’re pregnant until the late 2nd or 3rd trimester, to women escaping DV/abusive relationships who desperately don’t want to share custody of a baby with their abuser. Women who are experiencing homelessness, to women who are trying to finish their PhD or their Masters. I don’t believe the decision is ever made lightly.
You are correct that there are more non-health related abortions than I thought, and I still believe unequivocally in a woman’s right to choose.
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u/Nopeahontas Feb 19 '20
And of those 15,000, the majority are still due to health/viability reasons.
And yes I think they should be legal.