The Justices spar over the constitutionality of the death penalty

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(07-07-2015, 11:33 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: That makes no sense and you clearly had some trouble reading my post. If you were to remove a fetus from the womb 6 weeks into pregnancy, it would have no chance of surviving. If you were to remove it 8 months into the pregnancy, it could.

That's the whole thing the justices said in Roe about drawing the line.

No human baby can survive on its own. Regardless of when he or she is born. So, if your only criteria for support of abortion is survivability, then let me assure you that no human child born ever was able to survive without some kind of assistance from its parents and/or caretakers.

Thus, you'll probably redefine "survive" to being able to breathe on its own or pump its own blood. Well, guess what, most babies born prematurely require some medical assistance in order to "survive". My youngest was born a month early and required an incubator. She also had jaundice and required an UV blanket. I know of other premature babies that required ventilators as well.

And what about those that are born full term but still require assistance due to some kind of illness or birth defect? It's okay to kill them because they can't survive on their own? C'mon now.