Phillip, I am after the intent here. So if you go and purposly have an
abortion by whatever means, that is different than miscarrying, even if you
were negligent but not intending to harm the baby.

-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 9:21 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Conversation Topic - Abortion

> From: John Stanley
>  
> No, if they terminate their pregnancy by direct physical
> action then they are responsible, but a miscarriage or still
> birth is obviously different.

I know I already replied to this, but after sending something else hit
me

Since the fetus is still in the mother's body, anything that her body
does to the child is "direct physical action" as her body is in constant
contact with the child

If her body expells the fetus early, it was her body that had the direct
physical action which caused the "child" to be dead

Just because it wasn't a conscious thought, doesn't mean that the
mother's body isn't directly responsible

Otherwise people who kill others without it being a conscious thought,
it wouldn't be murder or manslaughter
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