03-31-2016, 06:32 PM
(03-31-2016, 05:17 PM)Duchess Wrote: It bothered me when it was said that the woman getting the abortion is the victim and the Dr. performing it is the criminal.
Pro-Life leaders/advocates and politicians like Ted Cruz view abortion as a violent act against the woman and the unborn child. Whether the abortion is legal or not, they view both the woman and the fetus as victims of whomever performs the abortion. They believe the woman had to have been desperate or misguided to make such a choice. If abortion becomes illegal, then they will be able to legally punish the perpetrator (the doctor, in their view). That's my understanding.