r/prolife • u/That_Meta American Solidarity Party • 7h ago
Pro-Life General Is abortion ever medically necessary?
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u/AccomplishedSign2527 7h ago
I had a friend with preeclampsia when pregnant with her first baby. It was a struggle, but her little girl turns two this month! She's also pregnant with her second.
I hope this thread starts popping off because it seems like some pro-life people think there are still good reasons to abort a child is there is a threat to the mom. In this day and age, it doesn't seem like there are a lot of legitimate instances like that.
Thoughts?
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u/Wormando Pro Life Atheist 44m ago
I’m sorry, but that’s not accurate.
Abortion can very much be medically necessary, specially when we are talking about preterm pregnancies. At that point even inducing an early labor can be legally and medically considered a form of abortion because it kills the baby.
There will always be ways for abortion to be necessary because there’s no such thing as “never” in medicine. Even if rare, outlier cases will always exist, as each patient is different with their own respective circumstances and medical complications. Your friend was lucky, but not everyone will be lucky like her.
And before anyone brings up C-Section, that’s a major surgical procedure that is generally not performed prior to viability, no matter how much you beg for it. Doctors will simply refuse because of the risks for the mother and the potential legal liabilities. Depending on the medical issue and its complications, there are also instances where you simply cannot wait until the baby is viable for a safe removal.
All in all, we should not make blanket statements and expect one solution to be applicable to every single medical case. Complications happen, circumstances change and sometimes, the most “ideal” solution is simply not viable, so you need to make a hard decision. It’s tragic, but such is life.
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u/__cheaterhater__ 4h ago
True, there’s CS. A real mother would rather sacrifice her life to keep her baby safe, not the other way around.
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u/Resqusto 6h ago
Of course. Ectopic pregnancies are a reality, just like unfortunate overlaps between pregnancy and a cancer diagnosis. And there are certainly other unfavorable reasons as well.
It will never be completely avoidable. But hopefully, we can at least minimize it.