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hi Myth: Abortion is murder. Fact: Abortion does not meet the moral or legal definition of murder. Summary Murder is defined as "illegal killing with malice aforethought." Abortion fails this definition for two reasons. First, abortion is not illegal, and second, there is no evidence to suggest that expecting mothers feel malice towards their own flesh and blood. Argument Is abortion murder? Not all killing is murder, of course. Murder is actually a small subset of all killing, which includes accidental homicide, killing in self-defense, suicide, euthanasia, etc. When pro-life activists call abortion "murder," they are suggesting that abortion fits the definition of murder, namely, "illegal killing with malice aforethought." However, abortion fails this definition for two reasons. First, abortion is not illegal, and second, mothers hardly feel malice towards their own unborn children. Some might object the first point is overly legalistic. Just because killing is legal doesn't make it right. Exterminating Jews in Nazi Germany was certainly legal, but few doubt that it was murder. Although abortion is legal under current U.S. law, it is not legal when it is held up to a higher law, namely, the law of God. . Is it really reasonable to assume that mothers feel malice towards their own unborn children?
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Title: me
Words: 992
Rating: None
Pages: 4
submitted by: bobbbykill
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