That's a fantasy promoted by pro-lifers. If you want to believe it that's up to you but as a woman with two daughters, and we all had difficult deliveries. I can't believe any woman would carry a baby to full term just to kill it.
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Yeah, even pre-Dobbs here in the US an estimated 1% of terminated pregnancies occured after 21 wks (full term is 37 wks). These are overwhelmingly cases of severe defects rendering a fetus unviable or complications posing immediate threat to the mother's life.
You think this case suggests that there is something inherent in the female personality that makes us want to carry babies to full term and kill them just for shits and giggles?
I was no more making a statement about the female psyche than you were with your assertion you didn't believe a woman was capable of giving birth only to terminate the baby immediately afterwards.
Important distinction: Aponte never sought any kind of pre-natal care or an abortion. She hid the pregnancy from everyone but her bf then delivered the baby and let it die. She was clearly troubled and beyond irresponsible. It's a completely different situation than a woman seeking abortion care.
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'I can't believe any woman would carry a baby to full term just to kill it.'