Nice purple prose. Let’s talk specifics about the implications. Do you think a woman who has an abortion should get the death penalty for murder? Do you think she go to jail if she skies or goes mountain climbing while eight months pregnant?
Abortion is always wrong. Therefore, it should be opposed by society. The death penalty would be the loss of yet another life. On the other hand, Dr. George Tiller deserved to die, and his death will save lives. I was very saddened by Dr. Slepian’s (sp?) death, because I knew it would be an invaluable propaganda tool, and because I knew it wouldn’t save any lives. Another butcher would just take his place. Dr. Tiller was unique in his willingness to kill any babies. His death will save lives, so I did not feel any such sorrow. His killer was a vigilante, who took God’s authority into his own hands, so he needs to be punished for his unjust crime. But I can’t say I’m sad that certain babies won’t be killed in Kansas anymore.
>> Nice purple prose <<
I’ll defend everything I wrote as cool-headed and rational.
>> Let’s talk specifics about the implications. Do you think a woman who has an abortion should get the death penalty for murder? <<
Do you want to ask him whether he wants to execute American soldiers? Murder is a legal term, not a moral term. That’s not a dodge. As a legal term, it’s a judgment as to how harmful it is to society, and how malicious the criminal is. Soldiers’ killing is required for society, so we honor them, we don’t execute them. Even when a war is purely unjust, and participation in it is totally voluntary, we don’t execute the captured enemies. Not even in Rwanda. But we do oppose them, and stop them. We don’t quabble about whether the Rwandans had the right to slaughter their countrymen.
Abortion is always wrong. Therefore, it should be opposed by society. The death penalty would be the loss of yet another life. On the other hand, Dr. George Tiller deserved to die, and his death will save lives. I was very saddened by Dr. Slepian’s (sp?) death, because I knew it would be an invaluable propaganda tool, and because I knew it wouldn’t save any lives. Another butcher would just take his place. Dr. Tiller was unique in his willingness to kill any babies. His death will save lives, so I did not feel any such sorrow. His killer was a vigilante, who took God’s authority into his own hands, so he needs to be punished for his unjust crime. But I can’t say I’m sad that certain babies won’t be killed in Kansas anymore.
>Let’s talk specifics about the implications. Do you think a woman who has an abortion should get the death penalty for murder?
Even when abortion was illegal it was the doctors performing the abortion that were normally prosecuted.