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To: M203M4
In the same way, if abortion is murder, should abortion doctors and the women who get abortions go to trial for murder? Should the sentence for abortion be any different than the sentence for murdering someone who has been born?

An interesting point--since there is no statute of limitations on murder, would millions of American women be tried and convicted? Millions of whom now have living children to care for. Many of us who've made the horrific mistake of having an abortion in our younger days have already repented and are active in pro-life and conservative movements. God will judge us..and forgive those who have repented and have asked his forgiveness.

918 posted on 03/01/2006 10:06:47 AM PST by ariamne (Proud shieldmaiden of the infidel--never forget, never forgive 9/11)
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To: ariamne
First, I am not comfortable with what I am about to write - I am struggling with this issue. I am writing it for the reason of logical consistency.

An interesting point--since there is no statute of limitations on murder, would millions of American women yet to be arrested murderers be tried and convicted? Millions of whom now have living children to care for. Many of us who've made the horrific mistake of having an abortion murdering someone in our younger days have already repented and are active in pro-life and conservative movements. God will judge us..and forgive those who have repented and have asked his forgiveness.

If abortion is taken to be equivalent in every way to murder, with no statute of limitations on murder, then why shouldn't all women who have undergone an abortion (in addition to the doctor performing the abortion) be tried and convicted for murder? Repenting for crimes can play a role in sentencing (and often does), but our justice system does not entirely absolve murderers, rapists, etc based on repenting.

Putting 20 or so million women in jail for murder...

941 posted on 03/01/2006 11:00:29 AM PST by M203M4
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