tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627279.post4947351140561635640..comments2023-11-03T09:15:16.393-04:00Comments on The Angus Index: emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15237423636711836657noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627279.post-997394420558484192007-05-29T01:48:00.000-04:002007-05-29T01:48:00.000-04:00well put, m.from the doctor's-eye veiw of this, I ...well put, m.<BR/>from the doctor's-eye veiw of this, I find it odd that this is a legal battle at all. There are nearly no other examples of court decisions nor legislation (in contrast to regulation, a function perfomed by the FDA, not the courts nor congress) of limits placed on a physician's therapeutic options. I feel it is sensationalistic of lawmakers to constantly make abortion a public Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627279.post-53280685336707043772007-05-17T11:41:00.000-04:002007-05-17T11:41:00.000-04:00Well, it's performed rarely (only about .25% of al...Well, it's performed rarely (only about .25% of all abortions, or 2000/yr) and there are alternative procedures for the doctors to use, so banning the D&X will not (necessarily) prevent these or the other 99.75% of abortions from happening. So the practical impact of the law is minimal. But, any law that prevents doctors from doing the easiest, safest procedure, that protects the patient best, emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15237423636711836657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627279.post-71332251759104412032007-05-17T01:22:00.000-04:002007-05-17T01:22:00.000-04:00Out of curiousity, what is your opinion on partial...Out of curiousity, what is your opinion on partial birth abortion ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com