[B-Chan]

Here's my attitude: since no sane woman would kill her own child, any woman procuring an abortion is ipso facto not guilty of the child's murder by reason of temporary insanity, and therefore innocent of any crime. The physician who actually kills the child with malice aforethought and in exchange for money is guilty of first degree murder, and his assistants (if any) are guilty of accessory to that murder. Conspiracy charges may be added to the above crimes if the doctor works for an abortion mill.

By these lights, only the doctors and others involved in performing the abortion itself would do any time for committing infanticide. The mother would be blameless before the law.

[LWalk18]

Here's my attitude: since no sane woman would kill her own child, any woman procuring an abortion is ipso facto not guilty of the child's murder by reason of temporary insanity, and therefore innocent of any crime.

So Susan Smith should not be in jail right now? After all, she murdered her children, so she must of had temporary insanity, by your attitude.

[timm22]

Here's my attitude: since no sane woman would kill her own child, any woman procuring an abortion is ipso facto not guilty of the child's murder by reason of temporary insanity, and therefore innocent of any crime.

The number of U.S. abortions every year is close to a million. Do you really think there are that many instances of temporary insanity among women?

What about the woman who uses abortion as a means of birth control, or who opts for a late-term abortion because she decides she doesn't want to lose out on a potential promotion?

If abortion is prohibited, I do think leniency should be applied in most circumstances. However, I do not think it should be given automatically. For some women, probably a minority, abortion is chosen out of convenience, not duress. They should be accountable for the crime along with the abortionist.