By Tim Rohr
There is much "ado" (as in "much ado about nothing" - Shakespeare) about the new abortion legislation in Massachusetts permitting abortion up until birth. However, many states, including Guam, permit the same:
Since 1978, Guam law 9 GCA 31.20 (C) has stated that an abortion may be performed:
at any time after the commencement of pregnancy the physician reasonably determines using all available means that there is a substantial risk that continuance of the pregnancy would endanger the life of the mother or would gravely impair the physical or mental health of the mother.
The "or mental health of the mother" is the open door.
In fact, up until November 2008, when the Esperansa Project-backed ban on partial birth abortion was enacted (P.L 29-115), it was legal to abort a child during delivery (by crushing the child's skull in the birth canal).
And just a reminder that our current governor argued against legislation requiring normal medical care for children who survive a failed abortion - effectively arguing for abortion after birth (infanticide).
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