Letters to the Editor
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Hypocrites
Thompson and Novak are both hypocrites.
They want abortion to be legally cast as murder - either at the state or federal level - but they don't want to punish the perpetrator, or those who aid and abet such a "murder." It just demonstrates the utter incoherence of their positions.
It's fascinating to see the "Right to Life" Committee arguing that there should be no penalties for "taking a life." Novak is evading reality when he says "No anti-abortion legislation ever has proposed criminal penalties against women having abortions, much less their parents," since any law proclaiming a fetus to be a person requires the full application of every existing murder provision to that act.
It is against the law for anyone to solicit or compensate anyone for murder. If abortion is murder, then any woman who even asks for an abortion - much less pays for it - is guilty of a major felony. Any person who aids and abets a murder - including family members and physicians - is also subject to a potential penalty of life in prison or summary execution.
When will the "pro-lifers" realize that their position requires killing women, mothers, and the family members who assist them in a difficult decision?