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OPINION - "Fetus Cut From Slain Woman's Body" the headlines screamed, as schizophrenia became the order of the day. Virtually every article on the latest incident of in vivo tissue-knapping vacillated on correct terminology. Should they refer to the contents of the uterus as a fetus or a baby? Was Bobbi Jo Stinnett, the murdered woman, a mother or a mother-to-be? The Amber Alert, an emergency response developed to help find missing children, was issued "for the missing fetus." But, within a day, the little one had become a "baby...named Victoria Jo." Fox News showed the most wildly inventive mix...

JUST THREE DAYS after a jury gave Scott Peterson the death penalty for killing his wife and their unborn child, authorities in Missouri issued an Amber Alert for a baby that had been cut from its mother's womb eight months into her pregnancy. The unusual confluence of these events provides a sign that Americans are taking the rights of unborn children more seriously. Peterson was convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of his pregnant wife, Laci. He was convicted of second-degree murder in the killing of Conner, their unborn child. Laci was eight months pregnant. In the Missouri case,...

Monday, December 20, 2004 The modern horror of a baby never born Posted: December 20, 20041:00 a.m. Eastern By Barbara Simpson © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com Just when I think I've heard everything, I get smacked in the face with the realization that I haven't. Take the issue of women wanting children. Science being what it is, by golly, if she wants one, she'll get one. If you can't make one yourself, get someone to do it for you. Money makes it happen, with help from your friendly, neighborhood specialist. Use your own egg and your husband's sperm or, pick an egg and choose...