http://www.snopes.com/politics/medical/choice.asp
The comment on that if FOCA is passed:
"Partial birth abortions would be legal and have no limitations."
is correct and the rebuttal is incorrect.
The definition of "health" in the context of abortion legislation and litigation needs to be explained to the reader:
"Health" is a not a medically or juridically defined term. It is self-determined and not subject to any review or any advocacy for the unborn child. This was mandated by Doe v. Bolton 410 U.S. 179 (1973), another Supreme Court decision. The psychological stress associated with any pregnancy, planned or unplanned, meets the low standard for "risk to the health of the mother" The practical consequence of this that allowing a law to be enacted that has a "risk to the health of the mother" exception is essentially permitting an abortion for any reason or no reason. Laws with a "health of the mother" restriction have not, do not, and will not restrict abortion.
FOCA will remove the existing restriction on partial birth abortion.
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