This is disgusting :( I for one believe that a foetus is human once conception occurs. Anything that will eventually be born as a human is a human to me, developed or not. Regardless that, I think we can all share feelings that a second-term or trimester baby having their spinal cord cut is equally if not moreso monstrous because now, the foetus is not just a human, but it looks like a human, too. That should put shivers in anyone's spine, looking down on that. To kill it anyway... It's monstrous, atrocious, heartless; inhumane.
I believe in abortions (at the woman's choice) for the mentally ill, financially unfit (government decision on how this is defined, case-by-case method), young (< 17), rape victims, women who may die or have complications at birth and women who find themselves in troubling situations i.e. abusive partner as to minimize the risk of the child being injured, hurt or growing up into a delinquent due to environmental factors (all three are unfair for the baby).
Also, if a doctor tells you that you're infertile so you don't use contraception, yet somehow conceive anyway. You should be allowed to abort because then it's not your fault; it's the doctor's. If not that, then no abortion but the doctor should have to pay a heavy fine to the new mother as to ensure the same mistake isn't made again. This happened to a friend of mine who conceived at age nineteen after being told that ovarian cysts rendered her infertile. She was overjoyed that she, after all the hype and negative news, had suddenly and "magically" conceived, but I can imagine others may not be i.e. aspiring students, professionals, etc. labeled infertile by medical practioners.
But if you're well-off and were irresponsible, not wearing condoms, no birth control, etc. (the use of both is what I define as "responsible," since there's a risk that both fail, and sometimes men and women don't know how to wear condoms properly - studies), then you should not have the right to an abortion because you, in a way, willingly conceived the foetus and should have to claim responsibility for that. As long as you don't fall under any of the above scenarios.
Though I do agree, abortion laws need to be redefined, because a lot of women are at risk for unsafe abortions for various reasons: parental, spousal influence, etc. Some women feel restricted and obliged to carry the baby to term, only to panic and "want out" near the end. Though I believe that the foetus has the same rights as the mother (if conceived purposefully in a good environment) (which is also why I believe the foetus has the right to a healthy home and good parents; if there's a lack, then (though I don't 100% agree even with this next statement, but it fits the "limits" defined earlier that, in my opinion, would make abortion OK) best not be born), there are such slight variations that I'd put the rights of the mother over the foetus', and those of the foetus over the mother's. Those distinctions have already been explained. If women want to have risky abortions because they fell into the irresponsible category, then they risk that on their own accord. I wouldn't agree with "murdering" a foetus because Anny Sue didn't want to take birth control and Don Juan didn't wear a condom. (And even if they did, and still conceived, if they don't fall into any of the categories before i.e. rape then they don't have the right to it either...)
And many who disagree, and that's OK. Abortion is such a sticky topic. There's religion, personal opinion, feminists and other groups that have such varying opinions. It'd be hard to please everyone.
It's just such a grey area!
But really, that doctor is a psychopath :(