[Zivasmate]

If as you say, abortion is murder, does that include the first trimester? Should we convict and apply capital punishment to anyone who performs an abortion? Wouldn't the woman be an "accomplice to murder?"

Should abortion be outlawed? Yes, unless the mother's life is endangered. Is it murder? No.

[muawiyah]

BTW, concerning the penalties for murder, very few people are ever executed for it. Why would that change through the addition of abortion to the murder statutes?

Besides, to get the desired effect, all you would need to do is incarcerate a couple of hard-core abortionists and the rest would disperse and go out of business.

[mollynme]

If as you say, abortion is murder, does that include the first trimester?

Yes

Should we convict and apply capital punishment to anyone who performs an abortion?

Yes (although I doubt the death penalty would ever be applied here.)

Wouldn't the woman be an "accomplice to murder?"

Yes

Should abortion be outlawed? Yes, unless the mother's life is endangered. Is it murder? No.

Every effort should always be made to protect both mom and baby until the baby can survive outside the womb. If a woman who is not healthy enough to have a baby becomes pregnant, she owes it to the child to continue the pregnancy as long as possible, even if it endangers her own life.