He said a six week ban is a terrible idea and he wants to compromise with Dems who have no reason to go below twenty.
Any legal abortions between six and nine weeks kills half a million baby fetuses every year.
Here’s the numbers:
Based on the date of the mother’s last menstrual period, the breakdown of abortions is as follows:
Weeks of Pregnancy | Percentage | Yearly total |
< 9 weeks | 65.4% | 563,958 |
9-10 weeks | 14.7% | 126,761 |
11-12 weeks | 8.2% | 70,710 |
13-15 weeks | 6.3% | 54,326 |
16-20 weeks | 4.1% | 35,355 |
21+ weeks | 1.3% | 11.,210 |
All abortions | 100% | 862,320 |
This means approximately 88% of abortions occur in thge first trimester (first 12 weeks) of pregnancy. nf.23.06.08
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NotfooledbyW said:
“Ninety-five percent of all abortions happen between six weeks and sixteen weeks”
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Trump, in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” criticized DeSantis for being “willing to sign a five-week and six-week ban.”
“I think what he did is a terrible thing and a terrible mistake,” said Trump, who appointed three Supreme Court justices who helped overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling guaranteeing abortion access nationally.
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