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From the "Style Desk" section of the NYT, March 2003:

Style Desk | March 30, 2003, Sunday

Surprise, Mom: I'm Against Abortion

By ELIZABETH HAYT (NYT) 1754 words Late Edition - Final , Section 9 , Page 1 , Column 2 LEAD PARAGRAPH - FOR her high school class in persuasive speech, Afton Dahl, 16, chose to present an argument that abortion should be illegal. She graphically described the details of various abortion techniques, including facts about fetal heart development.

''The baby's heartbeat starts at around 12 to 18 days, so it's murder to kill someone with a heartbeat,'' Miss Dahl said recently, recalling the argument she used in class in January. ''I don't believe in abortion under any circumstances, including rape. I think it would be better to overturn Roe v. Wade.'' ....

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Re my post #230 - Here's the entire article, already posted on FR -- CLICK HERE for:

Surprise Mom, I'm Against Abortion -- NYT, March 2003