the supreme court decision:
In fact, it’s often women who don’t even want an abortion who end up needing this procedure when things go horribly wrong. Maybe a sonogram in the fifth month reveals that the fetus’ brain is outside its body. Or maybe the woman has developed a dangerous heart condition. These women are often bereft that the pregnancy has to be ended. In a later stage abortion, D&E is often the only safe procedure because the uterus could easily be punctured during a standard abortion. And that would be the end of all future pregnancies as well. But — and here’s the worst part — the justices ruled that there are NO cases except imminent death of the mother in which a D&E abortion can be legally performed now. Not to preserve her health. Not to save her uterus. The justices have replaced your doctor’s judgment with their own. This is the boy president’s Supreme Court, of course. It’s his gift to the Religious Right for helping put him into the White House. He appointed the ultra conservative Alito and Roberts to the court to tip the balance against women’s reproductive rights.