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The measure would set criminal penalties, the same as those that would apply if harm or death happened to the pregnant woman, for those who harm a fetus. |
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Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They do not mean to do harm. But the harm does not interest them.- T. S. Eliot
A pregnant woman facing the most dire circumstances must be able to count on her doctor to do what is medically necessary to protect her from serious physical harm.
The idea that we cause harm by doing what we perceive to be the right thing, that is another theme that interests me. Because most people do not intend to cause harm, they cause harm by doing the right thing - in their mind.
Make it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime.
In the case of abortion, one pits the life of the fetus against the interests of the pregnant woman.
