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Originally Posted by tamperpr00f
I think that punishing a child (by murdering it) because it's mother had sex is reprehensible. Furthermore I think it takes a pretty twisted person to think that allowing a child to be born has anything to do with "punishing" a parent. It's not about punishment. It's about ensuring the right of that child to live.
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Sorry, I was hearing what sounded like a strong anti-sex sentiment in your previous post. Perhaps it wasn't intended that way. FOrcing a woman to bear a baby she dosen't want could certainly look a whole lot like punishment, though, in the sense of 'you made your bed, now lie in it'.
The issue here really is at what point during the pregnancy does an embryo become a person? It isn't a clear line, although it would make things much easier if it were. Before you have a person there, it can't be 'punished', or harmed; you can't murder someone who does not yet exist.