Dr. Raviele: Maternal-fetal medicine, a subspecialty in obstetrics and gynecology, can help a mother get through any difficult pregnancy. We have the highest level of healthcare in the world. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has stated this procedure is never necessary to do to save the life of the mother. In utero surgery can help treat spina bifida and hydrocephalus and babies can be safely delivered by cesarean section. Gone are the days where we have to choose between the life of the mother and child. Even in cases where the mother has to receive a treatment for cancer, you do not have to kill the baby to treat the mother and statistics have shown that the mother is not more likely to survive if you abort her.

Dr. Kathleen Raviele on Abortion & Election 2004 on National Review Online



This is the important message that pro lifers should get out. I remember Reagan's Surgeon General, Dr. C. Everett Koop, stating much the same. But still the assumption is given in MSM (Mainstream Media) articles that abortion should always be allowed in the instances of rape, incest and danger to the life of the mother.



Medically, there is rarely danger to the life of the mother, and the mother can make a choice... since most often the danger is during childbirth, a child can be carried safely to full term, then delivered by c-section.



In the cases of rape and incest, this is passing the judgement for the crime down to the next generation... killing a baby for the sins of his mother and/or father. Sure it's difficult, but why is the leftist response to kill the baby instead of supporting the mother with love, care and counseling?