Everyone has the right to protect themselves. When 3 protesters approached him, he felt threatened - so does he have a right to protect himself?True. I failed to consider this in my original post. If you feel threatened, you have an obligation to defend yourself.
I find it interesting that he is the sole source of hatred by those who oppose abortion. It seems to me that he is no jumping unsuspecting women and killing their babies - they are seeking him out, and paying him to perform this ‘service’. So, who is the more evil? The Doctor providing a ‘service’ or the mother who seeks and then pays this ‘service’?Both are facilitators of murder, but it is the doctor who lands the killing blow. The mother must be severely punished by the law, but the doctor must pay the highest price. (Granted, I would prefer that direct facilitators to crime receive the death penalty, as well.)
Not to often I’m in 100% agreement on this topic - but I think you and I think alot alike.
From a religious point of view; you cannot destroy a soul. You can only deny a soul the full measure of life it may have had an opportunity to experience, and this is something he will answer to God for. I would not want to be in his shoes on that day - or anywhere in the vicinity. In fact, if I get any say in the matter I either want to be a couple of million souls ahead of him in line, or behind him in line.
I’m banking heavily that God will get bored on judgement day and that he grades on a curve.