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Originally posted by James
As Mmunchkin03 was pointing out it comes down both to the definiton of when fetus becomes a person (therefore murderable) and the way laws can be applied.
I think pro-choicers want to avoid being backed into a corner in the future.
Imagine a time where fetuses are univerally recognized as people and therefore laws such as murder and manslaughter apply to all fetuse EXCEPT in the case of abortion.
Especially when abortion is an issue that comes up for periodic review.
ITs a half step towards declaring abortion ilegal.
I can see the legal argument now: "So what you are saying Mr. Pro-choicer, is that in every case where a fetus dies by another's hand its murder or manslaughter. When its planned its premeditated murder. But when the mother does it, its all good.
We put person in jail for 20 years for causing the death of a fetus but the mom can kill her fetuses all day? Is that what you are telling us?
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uhm, as far as I know third trimester abortions are still illegal unless the mother's life is in danger.. abortions are not performed any time after the fetus could feasibly survive outside the womb.
there is a huge difference between killing a woman who is visibly pregnant and the fetus is far enough along in gestation to survive outside the womb and aborting what could not sustain outside the uterus.
i am pro-choice..but i do see the murder of connor peterson as that, murder. perhaps if "whoever"
killed her had done so in the first month or two of pregnancy, i would not consider the fetus murdered, but thats not the case. its pretty obvious that the murderer's intent was to kill not only laci, but the baby as well.