Moby
Dick
I think we are getting confused with the word 'legal' - what I meant was there wouldn't be any law outlawing the decision to abort beyond any time limit - that would be completely down to the doctor and parents, and in that process the doctor is obliged to follow the medical guidelines hence why them having to submit a formal justification in either case that can hold them accountable. And of course as with any other medical practice, if the practice isn't correctly followed, the doctor/institution can be held accountable.Medical practice has legal regulations generally and for good reason. Abortion is no exception. The decision to conduct an abortion should be between the woman and doctor, but I see no concern with a legal viability standard: if a doctor believes a fetus is viable outside of the womb and healthy, birth should be induced.
The whole point is to not have a blanket time limit applied to each and every case, just like you don't have such restrictions applied to any other medical procedure. Let the doctor analyze each case as it exactly is and make the call. If their medical guidelines don't allow them to abort the child, then they have the right to deny and inform the parents with the same - and for that they need to provide exact justification. If they find any reason that justifies an abortion at any stage as per the same guidelines, they can go ahead and do it. Let the doctors do their job without having to worry about what a bunch of lunatics sitting in the parliament have come up with based on their political/religious agendas.