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Originally Posted by Bex
after watching one of the morning programmes this morning.... think it was BBC1 but hey it was 7am i wasn't awake...... they were discussing some of the issues around the scan photos and whether a change in the when an abortion can happen will change.....
the gov are suggestion a change from 24weeks.. to 22weeks...
i don't see the point in changing it if it is only going to be a case of 2weeks... but what does everyone else think?
(apologise for the waffle still half a sleep)
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A foetus delivered at 23-24 weeks is technically viable and can be sustaned on life support etc just like a preme at say 30 weeks. Top boffins and scientists don't feel that is the case or that it is justified to do so at 22 weeks or sooner.
I think thats the case for the two week change.
These scans while fascinating, at the moment need a body of scientific evidence behind them before further change is proposed, valid scientific study needs replication and peer review.
Reducing the time frame, while not a problem for many as most unwanted pregnancies are terminated before wk 12, could cause problems with terminations decided for medical reasons such as downs (and whether you should terminate a downs baby is a whole new thread), but with the poor state of NHS scanning*, testing and scheduling (speaking from experience) such changes in the law could cause problems.
* in East Herts the 12 week dating scans are running so far behind schedule they are occurring at 16 weeks. This means problems found through scanning will be discovered a month late.