Once again, progresses in "viability" create contradictions in abortion legislation

The arbitrary time markers assigned to when fetuses can no longer be legally terminated more and more often are lagging behind the ability of modern science to preserve these lives even ex utero:

A long-running debate over age limits for abortions was renewed last week in England. Current law allows abortions up to the 24th week of pregnancy, but improvements in survival rates for babies born prematurely have led to pressure for the limit to be lowered.

The Abortion Act of 1967 originally set at 28 weeks the legal limit for abortions. Then, in 1990, Parliament agreed to lower the time limit to 24 weeks.

As a result of this logical and legal incongruity, you end up with people feeling legitimately torn: "I feel pretty appalled at the idea that we abort normal babies and most of them are born alive and most of them are allowed to die" the article quotes one person as saying.

Again, such heinous crimes against nascent human life are exacerbated psychologically when such children, if they spontaneously miscarried (for instance) could more and more often be saved.

Zenit has good coverage: "Aborting Viable Lives: British Parliament Launches Inquiry on Age Limit"