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Entry: Bloody kansas Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/bloody_kansas#8002 Post contents: One reader may have picked up on my less than certain sense that abortion in the first trimester may be less than homicide. I can not say with absolute certitude that the fetus at the beginning of its rudimentary existence seems fully human in the same way that the fetus becomes later on in its development. By the time the last trimester arrives, the fetus can exist outside of the womb and it has all the physical and mental attributes of a child who has already been born. Therefore anyone who approves of the destruction of the fetus at this late point is accepting the murder of what is a fully identifiable human being. Although Old Testament, by the way, does not treat the destruction of a fetus with the same severity as it does homicide, nonetheless, I think that any attempt to limit abortion at any stage is to be commended. For the record, I have never encountered a law restricting abortion that I didn't approve of. And despite my skepticism about treating early-term abortion as homicide, I would never vote for a politician who was pro-choice. Sent at: 2008 07 24