Cyril D'Souza wrote: > Subject :Abortion is 'First Degree Murder'. > Only the mother can protect the child thats in her womb and if the > mother herself decides to kill her own? baby who has no means of > fighting for its rights then such mothers who are? encouraged and > misled by unscrupulous elements in society are committing an action > which is not only murder - *it is first degree murder*.
Mario responds: As everyone should know by now I oppose abortions of convenience in favor of adoptions, but "murder" is a legal term that does not correctly apply to most abortions that are conducted legally under the laws of the state. Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:16:12 -0800 (PST) From: Mervyn Lobo <[email protected]> I see no difference between the mother that aborts her baby in the first semester or the mother that abandons her baby as soon as it is born. I also see no difference between the mother that abandons her new born or the mother that abandons her 18 year old, just because the child has reached legal age. Mario responds: This is utter mindless poppycock of the highest order that equates the deliberate ending of a human life with abandoning a living child which will be taken care of by others. Mervyn writes: Finally, I the worst disdain I have is towards the mother that allows her child to join any organization whose main purpose is to kill other human beings. Mario responds: A mother has no legal control over the decisions made by an adult child, even if it does decide to join Al Qaeda.
