My wife and I voted for Sanders in the primary, and I kept an open mind about Trump as we watched the third presidential debate.  Trump declared that many late-term abortions were being performed,and objected strenuously.  I told my wife that I was surprised to hear that.  “Late-term” meant third-trimester to us, after twenty-four weeks.  We both thought that Congress had abolished late-term abortion years earlier with the partial-birth ban.  But, we hadn’t followed it closely. After the debate, I searched the web to check the accuracy of Trump’s statement.  He was right.  The 2003 Partial Birth Ban only changed the mechanics of late term-abortion.  Basically, brain-suction was banned, and dismemberment largely took its place.  As a retired physician, I understood that even after twenty weeks, the developing human is responsive to pain, voices, and maternal emotions. A high percentage of infants born as early...(Read Full Article)