abortion and obama's healthcare bill

[OnWisconsin]

SD: anyways, in regards to prosecuting those who choose to have abortions. tough one there. realistically, it will never happen.

Bar: Thankfully, I concur......but

SD: ....a mother should be charged with a crime if she chose to end the life of a living child while the child was in her womb? if such a law existed, then my answer sir would be yes. i would favor that.

Bar: Your honest response is appreciated. And it's a reminder to me and others who value the American system which permits a woman to choose whether or not she will carry a pregnancy to term. At times in the past few years, it's been easy to get lazy and act as if legal abortion will always exist.

While that's likely 98% certain, the existence of people who would support arresting, prosecuting and imprisoning a woman who chose to terminate a pregnancy does give us pause and helps us to know how important it is to continue to back those who publicly stand against such proposals. (Which I realize you yourself are not precisely doing at this moment)

what is the difference between a child born last week and a child due next week, or even next month? say a woman desperately wanted to abort her child in the final month, was unable, and then smothered it after giving birth? is there a difference? what if a woman 6 months pregnant who had decided to have an abortion suddenly had a medical condition that resulted in the child being delivered prematurely, and upon bearing the child decided that she wanted it dead? forgive me if i am reaching, but my steak ain't done marinating.

 

[barman]

SD: What is the difference between a child born last week and a child due next week, or even next month?

B: The former is a live child, the latter are undelivered fetuses.

SD: say a woman desperately wanted to abort her child in the final month, was unable, and then smothered it after giving birth?

B: I'm not strongly familiar with the case law, but I'm sure she would be charged criminally. I am not sure how strong a sentence she would face.

SD: is there a difference?

B: Asked and answered in first response above

SD: what if a woman 6 months pregnant who had decided to have an abortion suddenly had a medical condition that resulted in the child being delivered prematurely, and upon bearing the child decided that she wanted it dead?

B: Once the fetus has been delivered to term, it now has the same legal rights and protections as any child. So refer back to my second response above.