Anti-Abortion? Have You Thought It Through?

http://unreasonablefaith.com/2009/01/21/how-to-stump-anti-abortionists-with-one-question/

I'll start this post with a caveat that the video at this link and the text do not indicate how many people were asked the question, where the questioning of the anti-abortion demonstrations took place, or what published positions the anti-abortion organizations have taken if any.

I was struck by the fact that many of the people interviewed fell back on the excuse that they were not lawyers and therefore could not make a decision about punishment for the crime of murder. I agree with the video's authors that the same people would quickly be able to come up with acceptable punishments for a murder that is unrelated to abortion.

I don't understand why an anti-abortion activist would not have thought about all the ramifications especially upon women, but also on the family in general. It seems unconscionable to take away the right of a woman over her own body and have not thought about that.

We had our own bit of mental dissonance here in Colorado this last election, luckily the constitutional amendment didn't pass.

http://www.coloradoforequalrights.com/

Section 31. Person defined. As used in sections 3, 6, and 25 of Article
II of the state constitution, the terms "person" or "persons" shall include
any human being from the moment of fertilization.

An advocate being interviewed was asked about legal ramifications about this definition. She said that those could be worked out after the law was enacted. Either she hadn't thought about it and the definition was the only thing she cared about, or she had thought about it and didn't want to scare off potential voters.

I have these questions (among others):

1. How will the census deal with these 'persons'? Will other states accept our increased population and therefore increased representation in the House?
2. Is the following excerpt from Colorado Criminal Law acceptable to the general population had this law passed?

   If the defendant is convicted of knowing or reckless child abuse causing serious bodily injury or death, the court is required to sentence the defendant to the department of corrections for a term of at least the midpoint in the presumptive range (16 years) but not more than twice the maximum term authorized in the presumptive range for the punishment of that class felony. Probation is not an option.

3. Is a miscarriage involuntary manslaughter?
4. How are property and inheritance rights going to be managed?

And I'm sure you can come up with a whole host of others.