[BearArms]

It doesn't look like there's any penalty for the mother, which I judge to be a good thing. As long as the would-be abortionist is deterred from doing the deed, that's enough to keep the baby alive. Establishing penalties for the mother would potentially turn women into suspects whenever they miscarry. It's an unnecessary risk to innocent women who would already be suffering from their loss.

I'm sure that many who have committed murder have suffered emotionally in some way as a result of their willful, voluntary act (guilt, remorse, etc.). Nevertheless, justice requires that someone who kills a human being in a premeditated manner be punished severely, either by death or a long prison sentence. Why is it different in cases of abortion?

[inquest]

I understand your point. But for the reasons I stated above, I still would argue against charging a mother for the death of her unborn infant unless it were first proven that an abortionist had operated on her. That, for all practical purposes, would mean convicting him first.

[contessa machiaveli]

what would you think is the proper penalty if a woman intentionally throws herself down a flight of stairs and miscarries?

[uncbuck]

"Why is it different in cases of abortion?"

Because, for a while, some women will have been BRAINWASHED into thinking that it is not murder.

I have a very dear friend, who did something very stupid, and very selfish, who is nearly as much a victum of the culture of death as her baby is. She regrets it every waking moment. She was once a liberal, but has come back to her religious roots, and is now a conservative.

She was brainwashed into thinking it was 'ok' to kill your baby. She had been born after RvW, and never lived when it was illegal to kill a baby.

If you or anyone can say they have never done anything immoral or illegal that you didn't regret, than, by all means, throw that stone.

Penalty for crime, is done to prevent someone from commiting that crime again. Protect society from the criminal, not as punishment for punishment's sake. In some instanses this requires the death penalty, on other occasions life, and in other occasions a fine of $20 for speeding.

But people still speed after a fine, does this mean that we should lethaly inject repeat speeders? Of couse not. This is why we have a graduated penalty system. Hence, perhaps a milder penalty than death or life in jail for those brianwashed into thinking killing your own baby is "ok"

Let's go after the real criminal, the abortionist doctors and promoters who look at the ultrasounds and babys thrown into waste baskets. Those who have seen that it is a life, yet still want to murder.