Dr. Kennedy's alternative prescription
In addition, if intact [dilation and evacuation] is truly necessary in some circumstances, a prior injection to kill the fetus allows a doctor to perform the procedure, given that the Act's prohibition only applies to the delivery of "a living fetus." - Gonzalez v. CarhartIt's not every "pro-life" opinion that provides a road map like this. I wonder if the majority means to hint that debate over this particular procedure could easily be made academic.
A newborn baby is perhaps twenty inches long. Ultimately, none of the larger questions will be resolved by arguing over the last foot or so of the boundary separating abortion and infanticide.
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