Opinion: Banning abortion is what’s extreme
This is in response to Jon Fleischman’s July 10 column “Proposition 1 will ask voters to amend the state constitution to protect a woman’s right to reproductive choice, including access to abortion and contraceptives. The issue has taken on special urgency since the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade.
According to the CDC’s Abortion Surveillance Data, 91% of abortions occur before 13 weeks, or the first trimester. Further, 8% occur between weeks 14 and 20, and only 1% occur at the 21-week mark or later. That’s 1% of an estimated 1 million procedures per year. When second-trimester abortions are performed, they are conducted in a medical facility by trained healthcare providers, usually because the fetus has developed abnormalities that could cause fetal death and/or severe risks for the mother. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, non-medical reasons for seeking abortions later in pregnancy include lack of access to qualified providers and difficulty paying for procedures and their travel-related costs.
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