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To: aristeides
There will be a real contradiction if the death penalty is applied. The Supreme Court has implied in its capital-punishment cases that capital punishment is only constitutional for murder. If killing a fetus is not killing a human being, it would be unconstitutional in this case. But the Supreme Court has held in its abortion opinions that a fetus is not a person for legal purposes.

Uh What happened to Laci, does she count?

51 posted on 04/20/2003 7:52:21 AM PDT by rolling_stone
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To: rolling_stone
A single murder doesn't carry the death penalty in California.
107 posted on 04/20/2003 8:46:25 AM PDT by aristeides
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