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To: Katelew who wrote (82730)	9/7/2008 1:43:33 PM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 541602

They would go back to the argument of core values and whether or not abortion is murder. They can argue that if they want, but we have no meaningful rights but those that can be enforced so effectively it all depends on what the law says. The constitution clearly gives rights to citizens, a state that is a function of birth. The US has extended those rights to non-citizens to a large extent but is not obligated under the constitution to do so. The US can extend them to the un-born, too, but is not obligated under the constitution to do so. Meanwhile, alleged rights, if not in law, aren't rights but considerations. Nothing is "murder" but what the law defines as murder. (Abortion may not even be "killing" let alone "murder" depending on one's POV.) One can hold the opinion that it should be considered murder and those who hold that view can use the word that way--there's no law against using words incorrectly/in common parlance--but abortion isn't effectively murder until the law says it's murder.