“THE US is backing away from what was once a core principle – that a woman’s health matters.” So says Alta Charo, professor of law at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, on the banning on 18 April of a form of late-term abortion dubbed “partial-birth” abortion. There is no exception for the health of the mother, unless her life is in danger. Many women seeking late-term abortions are those who have had amniocentesis and have discovered genetic abnormalities.
“The US is backing away from a core principle – that a woman’s health matters”
The procedure involves partially delivering the fetus, before collapsing…
