[tacticalogic]

You're talking about what amounts to recognition of citizenship at conception, and the state assuming the same responsibility for and autority over that person from that point as any other child.

It might be comforting to think that it's just that simple, it's all good, and there can't be any unintended consequences, but I don't think it is.

[allmendream]

“what amounts to recognition of citizenship at conception”

The U.S. Constitution says you are a citizen when you are born.

(from Article II)No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President

(from Amendment 14)All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.

[metmom]

You're talking about what amounts to recognition of citizenship at conception, and the state assuming the same responsibility for and autority over that person from that point as any other child.

Murder is the taking of a life. It isn't dependent on the citizenship of the person being murdered. You get prosecuted for taking the life of a human being, citizen or not.