Sentences with phrase «viable outside the womb»

The discussion highlighted the need for a substantive parliamentary debate on the current abortion legislation since medical science and practice is raising serious questions over when the foetus becomes viable outside the womb, the current twenty - four week limit for «social» abortion and the growing number of doctors in the UK who are refusing to perform abortions because of the aforementioned.

Astorino, who has said he is anti-abortion, also criticized Cuomo's proposal last year to strengthen the existing right for women to have abortions after six months of pregnancy when the fetus is viable outside the womb.

Not exact matches

At that point the Infant is absolutely viable, and I think everyone here would agree that at that point you are ending a life (unless there is proof of obvious and significant birth defects, such as absent organs necessary for life outside the womb).

It sparked debate and catalysed a change in the law after ruling that a termination is permitted up until the stage at which a feotus is viable outside of the womb.