re: #166 iceweasel
One small additional point: isn’t it also the case that these particular late term abortions require someone highly skilled? The medical procedures themselves are different than the procedures used for other sorts of abortion. So it’s not just personal safety that motivates hospitals and doctors to send these women elsewhere, but also the fact that it’s a dangerous and difficult procedure that requires specialised knowledge—and there were only three doctors who could perform them.
OK, that makes sense to me.