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Link to Article: http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/01/18/barbara-kay-on-abortion-too-controversial-to-question/

Two interesting abortion-related news items this week

There are known medical and reproductive risks associated with abortion. Why aren’t women warned?

Texas passed a law imposing informed consent on women seeking abortions. In future, women there will have a sonogram, with the heartbeat audible and the image of the fetus visible to them. They will also hear a description of how the unborn baby would develop. It is quite likely that many of them will think twice about aborting, and will consider other options.

At home the Canadian Medical Association Journal has urged delayed revelation of fetal sex to reduce alarming rates of female-fetus abortion in certain cultural communities.

With the help of a team of Toronto medical specialists, little Kaito, born with a tumour larger than his head, has lived up to his name, which in Japanese means "strong samurai."

You can view this story at: http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1106744--little-samurai-fighter-beats-the-odds