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From: dep@cosivax.UUCP (David E. Pugh)
Newsgroups: net.flame,net.abortion
Subject: Proposed abortion alternative
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Date: Mon, 2-Apr-84 20:26:42 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr  2 20:26:42 1984
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    Here's a possible solution to the abortion problem. I just
don't know whether its possible, practical or desirable:

    The earliest time in which a baby can be delivered prematurely
has been dropping as medical technology advances. What if it became
possible to deliver (with a high degree of confidence) a baby as
early as the fourth month of pregnancy? (First question: Will this
ever be possible? I suppose artificial wombs could be developed, but
I don't know) This would allow, instead of being aborted, a baby to
be born and passed on to adoption agencies. (Second question: Will
this be practical given the high cost of medical care, the large
number of abortions being performed today, and the limited state/
federal resources available?) (Third question: This idea conjures
images of Brave New World. Does this seem to be a desirable or
moral alternative to abortion?)

    Fire away...

David Pugh (uofm-cv!cosivax!dep)