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8 1/2 months? How many "partial-birth abortions" are carried out at near full term? The info on the internet (always reliable, of course) says most such procedures are at 4/5/6 months. I shouldn't think they're done lightly, but in extenuating circumstances. Perhaps you can supply good information as to numbers of procedures and reasons given. At any rate, that's something of a red herring given that the vast majority of abortions are done within 12 weeks. And most of the opposition to abortion is indeed from religious people seeking to impose their beliefs on other people. And that's also the case with people opposed to gay marriage.
