[Beso]

Am i right in saying they are voting to be able to abort as far as 6 months into the pregnancy?

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Am i right in saying they are voting to be able to abort as far as 6 months into the pregnancy?

I don't know much about it but the UK law.is up to 24 weeks which is pretty much 6 months (if you work on 4 week months). I have read they are campaigning for unrestricted access up to 12 weeks in some reports and 22 weeks in others.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

I don't know much about it but the UK law.is up to 24 weeks which is pretty much 6 months (if you work on 4 week months). I have read they are campaigning for unrestricted access up to 12 weeks in some reports and 22 weeks in others.

Is the uk law really that..my goodness..

Im shocked at that and very upset.

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Is the uk law really that..my goodness..

Im shocked at that and very upset.

Its usually only allowed for medical reasons at that point but that is the legal time limit. Most UK abortions happen before 12 weeks for non medical reasons.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

Its usually only allowed for medical reasons at that point but that is the legal time limit. Most UK abortions happen before 12 weeks for non medical reasons.

Yes the 12 weeks was my understanding..

Yes i can see it being acceptable if the mothers health/life was in danger...it must be heartrenching.


So 6 months is ONLY allowed atm for medical reasons but they are voting to allow people to just give up for nothing?

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Is the uk law really that..my goodness..

Im shocked at that and very upset.

It is awful.Anyone who’s been to even the 12 week scans knows that your baby’s not just a collection of cells by then and at the 21 week scan they look like a fully formed little person.
It should be limited to before 12 imo.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

It is awful.Anyone who’s been to even the 12 week scans knows that your baby’s not just a collection of cells by then and at the 21 week scan they look like a fully formed little person.
It should be limited to before 12 imo.

Before 12 weeks isn't enough time imo and 12 weeks gives the person enough time to first of all find out they're pregnant and secondly a little time to process that and give their decision the thought time it deserves. 12 weeks is when an embryo becomes a fetus so that's probably why there's that cut off point being proposed. Also, I've had 12 week scans and it really doesn't look like a baby at that stage, it looks like a bean

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Before 12 weeks isn't enough time imo and 12 weeks gives the person enough time to first of all find out they're pregnant and secondly a little time to process that and give their decision the thought time it deserves. 12 weeks is when an embryo becomes a fetus so that's probably why there's that cut off point being proposed. Also, I've had 12 week scans and it really doesn't look like a baby at that stage, it looks like a bean

Well my two didn’t look like beans
They had heads and bodies and you could see their bones.

I think later than 12 weeks for rape or medical complications should obviously be allowed.

I also know of somebody who had five abortions before deciding to keep number six.I would put a limit on the amount too so they can’t be used as contraception.

[Smithy]

6 months is allowed for any reason not just medical reasons, just the majority of 24 week abortions occur due to medical reasons

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Smithy

6 months is allowed for any reason not just medical reasons, just the majority of 24 week abortions occur due to medical reasons

In ireland though, whats the state of affairs with this vote?

[The Slim Reaper]

It's a good way of curbing the Irish menace spreading to the mainland.

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by parmnion

In ireland though, whats the state of affairs with this vote?

I imagine they’re bringing it in line with the 21st centruy rest of the UK

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Smithy

I imagine they’re bringing it in line with the 21st centruy rest of the UK

may as well **** that up along with everything else this century.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Smithy

I imagine they’re bringing it in line with the 21st centruy rest of the UK

you do realise Southern Ireland is not part of the UK

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by Cherie

you do realise Southern Ireland is not part of the UK

Yes but generally when people think of the UK they get it confused with GB so would therefore imagine that they would all follow a similar law and not have one part of GB so backwards

Not that that’s even relevant but you drag I guess...

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Smithy

I imagine they’re bringing it in line with the 21st centruy rest of the UK

You know we're not part of the UK though, Yes?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

You know we're not part of the UK though, Yes?

No he doesn't, it's pretty incredible really

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by parmnion

In ireland though, whats the state of affairs with this vote?

Opinion Polls have the Yes vote in favour but there's a big enough number of undecideds to swing it either way

[Tom4784]

It's about time, hopefully it goes through.

[Greg!]

Looks like that after this, NI will be the only place in the British Isles where you can't get an abortion. What a disgrace!! So shocking in 2018

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Greg!

Looks like that after this, NI will be the only place in the British Isles where you can't get an abortion. What a disgrace!! So shocking in 2018

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Greg!

Looks like that after this, NI will be the only place in the British Isles where you can't get an abortion. What a disgrace!! So shocking in 2018

Maybe Smithy can campaign to bring it in line with with the rest of the UK

[Rob!]

Imagine a policy where woman get the choice of what happens to their bodies. Out-bloody-rageous.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Rob!

Imagine a policy where woman get the choice of what happens to their bodies. Out-bloody-rageous.

I just wish they would chose not to get pregnant when they dont want to keep it?

[Greg!]

Just to be clear I am pro-choice! Think I worded my post badly