I heard about it on the news. Perhaps you did too. Dr. Ralph Northam, governor of Virginia explaining how abortions should be handled. He was not speaking about early pregnancy abortion. His topic was extremely late term abortion—deciding the fate of a new-born after its birth. The child born in his jur isdiction would be made comfortable while a group of somewhat older interested parties decide the fate of this newborn. Should its life be extinguished while still in its infancy, or allowed to join the survivors.
I think the good doctor started on the right path, but departed from it too soon. Why not wait until the infant grows to maturity before making that solomonic decision. This strategy would allow sufficient time to determine with much greater certainty whether that person would be of net benefit to society. If at that point it was decided that the entity was worthless, appropriate action could be taken.
Dr. Joe Kent Kerby
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Thank you Dr. Kerby, it’s time someone stands up to these abortionist especially those that believe in late term abortions. Although the governor of Virginia wasn’t talking late term he was talking INFANTIZED!!!! Who would do such a thing as let an infant lay there and die because the mother and the doctor didn’t think it would have a good life. There are hundreds of married couples out there that would take that baby in a heart beat no matter what the problem and give it love and affection the rest of it’s natural life.
As usual, facts are cherry picked. The late term abortion law, at least as it’s set up in New York, does indeed cover ‘late term’, or beyond 24 weeks gestation abortions. However, there are extremely strict guidelines. Either the fetus must be proven to be non-viable, or the mother’s life must be in danger. In the case of the latter, it’s not abortion, but early delivery, and if the baby is able to live outside the womb, it is saved, NOT given to ‘someone until a decision is made to its fate’. If the governor of VA was serious, he needs to resign immediately. Before you judge, I urge you to fact check, as I did.