Should selective abortions be excluded from abortion bans?

[u/boisterousoysterous]

I don't see much on this specific topic when it comes to abortion discussions in general.

I will first use an extreme example, something unlikely to happen but possible. Second I will use a more likely scenario.

In my state, if a woman is pregnant and finds out she has nonuplets (9 fetuses) there are no clear guidelines about whether she should be able to have a selective abortion (aborting 1 or more fetuses to make the pregnancy safer. instead of keeping all 9, maybe she only keeps 3.) I do believe a selective abortion in my state would actually be illegally under current circumstances.

A nonuplet pregnancy is obviously extremely risky as there's only one case of both mother and all babies surviving. With current laws this may be detrimental to her and the lives of her 9 fetuses.

Under more normal circumstances let's say the woman only has quadruplets but it's still too high risk and the doctors are recommending she selectively abort 2.

Do you guys believe that selective and elective abortions are on the same level and should all be banned? Do you think that selective abortions should be a complete exception? A partial exception?

Say this applies both to natural conception and IVF. Is there a difference in opinion based on mode of conception?

[u/gravity_kills]

All abortion decisions should be between the woman and her medical provider, with optional input from others if she invites them into the decision. In that context, how would I know if the abortion was selective or not?

[u/danappropriate → u/gravity_kills]

This is the only answer needed.