NM Bill to Criminalize Abortion After Rape as "Tampering With Evidence"

[General Mung Beans]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/24/new-mexico-abortion-bill_n_2541894.html'

I'm quite strongly pro-life (although I'm torn in cases of rape) but this bill might as well have been written by Planned Parenthood to discredit the pro-life movement.

 

[Crabtownboy]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/24/new-mexico-abortion-bill_n_2541894.html'

I'm quite strongly pro-life (although I'm torn in cases of rape) but this bill might as well have been written by Planned Parenthood to discredit the pro-life movement.

But it wasn't written by PP. It was written by conservatives who could care less about evidence. The DNA evidence is there whether the fetus is alive or not. There is no destruction of evidence.

And, no I am not in favor of abortion.

 

[carpro]

And, no I am not in favor of abortion.

Of course you are.

You never support any effort to curtail it and support every effort Obama makes to make it even more accessible.

 

[Revmitchell]

But it wasn't written by PP. It was written by conservatives who could care less about evidence. The DNA evidence is there whether the fetus is alive or not. There is no destruction of evidence.

And, no I am not in favor of abortion.

Then call it a child and not a "fetus". You have no credibility on this issue.

 

[Revmitchell]

A New Mexico state legislator is under fire for a proposal critics say could lead to felony charges against rape victims seeking an abortion, but the legislator maintains the measure is being misrepresented.

Rep. Cathrynn Brown, a Republican from Carlsbad, said Thursday she will revise the bill, which she said was intended to target perpetrators of rape or incest who try to cover their tracks by forcing their victims to have abortions.

The bill's language states that the crime "shall include procuring or facilitating an abortion, or compelling or coercing another to obtain an abortion of a fetus that is the result of criminal sexual penetration or incest with the intent to destroy evidence of the crime."

Although the clause regarding intent would seem to preclude rape victims from being charged, several critics read the bill as possibly including them. Brown said she will clarify the language to remove any ambiguity.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...rape-victims-is-misrepresented/#ixzz2Izyff9S9

 

[Crabtownboy]

Then call it a child and not a "fetus". You have no credibility on this issue.

Ref. the DNA is there regardless of what you call the child.

By the way, I guess you do not know the definition of fetus.

But I understand you simply like to try to cause trouble.

Have a blessed weekend.

 

[Revmitchell]

Ref. the DNA is there regardless of what you call the child.

By the way, I guess you do not know the definition of fetus.

But I understand you simply like to try to cause trouble.

Have a blessed weekend.

No sir. The word fetus dehumanizes the child. It is used to sooth the conscience of those who support abortion in one way or another.

 

[Salty]

Fetus check this out

 

[Crabtownboy]

No sir. The word fetus dehumanizes the child. It is used to sooth the conscience of those who support abortion in one way or another.

Just what I thought, you do not know the meaning of the word and it has been used since around 1350 or so. Here:

fe·tus [fee-tuhs] Show IPA
noun, plural fe·tus·es. Embryology .
(used chiefly of viviparous mammals) the young of an animal in the womb or egg, especially in the later stages of development when the body structures are in the recognizable form of its kind, in humans after the end of the second month of gestation.
Also, especially British, foetus.
Compare embryo ( def 2 ) .

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin fētus bringing forth of young, hence that which is born, offspring, young still in the womb, equivalent to fē- (v. base attested in L only in noun derivatives, as fēmina woman, fēcundus fecund, etc.; compare Greek thēsthai to suck, milk, Old High German tāan to suck, Old Irish denid (he) sucks) + -tus suffix of v. action


From www.dictionary.com

 

[Bro. Curtis]

Is it called a "fetus" or "child" in scripture ?

 

[Crabtownboy]

Is it called a "fetus" or "child" in scripture ?

Whoa, what a red herring. Medical terminology was so advanced in the OT and NT times.

 

[Revmitchell]

Just what I thought, you do not know the meaning of the word and it has been used since around 1350 or so. Here:

Just what I thought, you do not care about the current context and only make poor excuses rather than just admit the truth. And my point still stands. It is a dehumanizing term to sooth the conscience of those who support the slaughter of unborn children in some form or another.

 

[Bro. Curtis]

Whoa, what a red herring. Medical terminology was so advanced in the OT and NT times.

Nice dodge.

Does God consider it a child, or a fetus, according to scripture? Forget about your atheist heros for a second. Try expanding your mind.

And I already know you won't answer it, at least not directly.

 

[Revmitchell]

What I would like to know from crabby is he against abortion no matter what or what kind of circumstances does he support abortion?


The phrase "I do not support abortion" is far to vague for liberals. It could mean any number of things.