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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

NHS abortions are regularly carried out up to 16 weeks because of waiting times. And yes, there is a MASSIVE difference between a 12 week old fetus and 16 weeks. But again, to suggest that that's the reality of a large number of abortions is another deliberately constructed lie.

I'll admit, comparing an early fetus before the development of brain function and the central nervous system to a newborn is sensationalist. But at 16 weeks, it really isnt at all. The only logical difference is that a newborn is bigger and doesn't live in a womb. An inconvenient truth? Probably.

I have far less problem with very early abortions (essentially, forced early miscarriage) but again... This is not the reality of a large number of abortions.

You made a really good point earlier in the thread that most women won't necessarily realise they're pregnant until they've missed their period... and that's if they're even paying attention, you get all sorts of weird anomalies during pregnancy, I know a girl who claimed she kept getting her period during her pregnancy (she knew she was pregnant and wanted the baby, mind you) - so yeah, the chances are by the time you know you're pregnant and you've booked yourself in for an abortion, that foetus has grown significantly...