Is Abortion Murder, or Not?
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I thought it was. But what do I know? All the “conservative” candidates and even right to life groups say it is not.
If it was murder, wouldn’t you think the women allowing the murder should be punished?
How about starting by being consistent at looking at history. When something was treated as a madness rather than a crime, there may have been a reason for it.
A society that can think of no better reason to do something than “law” is already lost.
Murder is malice aforethought, meaning it’s a planned killing.
“Murder” is a legal definition. Abortion is undeniably a homicide. At present it is a legally sanctioned homicide.
Another Freeper posted that prosecuting the woman who procures an illegal abortion runs afoul of the fifth amendment due to the need for the woman to testify against the doctor. If she is in legal jeopardy over the abortion, then she cannot be a witness for the prosecution of the doctor. I wish I could remember who posted this in order to give proper credit.
The problem is that if you look at the old court cases you’ll find that the courts held that killing a fetus was not murder. The courts said that the woman had to give birth before it was considered murder. There were states that outlawed abortion but that was a separate crime—not murder. The main reason was that in those days child birth was such an iffy thing. There was a good chance that the baby would not be born alive, so they chose the point of birth as the dividing line. Even before Roe v. Wade there were some states that allowed abortion, like NY. Obviously that would not have been permitted if a fetus were considered a person.
Gal_6:7 - Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Justice says that actions have consequences. It is cause and effect. Forgiveness must me earned to be deserved. Mercy substitutes for justice a dose of the undeserved and does so in the name of pity. The pity is not for the innocent among people or the good, but for the perpetrators of evil. The person who possesses basic human dignity and self esteem asks for justice not the pity of mercy.
is smashing spotted owl eggs ‘murder’? Illegal? Publicly announce you are going to go to old growth forests, and find all the spotted owl eggs you can find, and smash them, and see how quickly you are arrested- If killing something that isn’t born yet isn’t a crime when it comes to people- why is it a crime when done to bird eggs? Spotted owls may be endangered, but if spotted owl eggs aren’t spotted owls yet, the smashing them shouldn’t constitute a crime, correct?
Morally, abortion is murder. It is the intentional killing of an innocent person.
Legally, abortion is, for now, the same as removing a wart or trimming your fingernails, except that Obamacare does not mandate employers paying for manicures. I don’t know anyone who feels guilty about trimming their nails, but most people who get abortions feel guilt. That’s a pretty clear sign that morality is right and the law is wrong on abortion.
According to current law, no.
It is not murder because it is legal , however it is homicide.
Abortion is definitely murder. What does your mind tell you?
In abortion, you are killing a young human being. What else would you call it?