[presidio9]

Who is right?

You are. Illinois: The killing of an "unborn child" at any stage of pre-natal development is intentional homicide, voluntary manslaughter, or involuntary manslaughter or reckless homicide. Ill. Comp. Stat. ch. 720, ''5/9-1.2, 5/9-2.1, 5/9-3.2 (1993).

Should preface that law by saying: The killing of an "unborn child" at any stage of pre-natal development (outside of an abortion clinic) is intentional homicide, voluntary manslaughter, or involuntary manslaughter or reckless homicide.

As an aside, when my sister-in-law was eight months pregnant with twins, she was hospitalized with high blood pressure. Every time I went to visit her, the doctor always reffered to "the fetus" instead of "the baby." It really creeped me out.

[IL Republican]

Thank you, I’m glad to see that my very liberal state got one thing right!

[red irish]

You should have corrected the doctor!

[Aquinasfan]

Every time I went to visit her, the doctor always reffered to "the fetus" instead of "the baby." It really creeped me out.

Well, since he's a doctor, at least he has an excuse.

How about this. After my wife miscarried, her brother told her, "I'm sorry you lost the fetus." We were both creeped out.