alt.education

Josh Rosenbluth wrote:

> wjyoung wrote:
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>> Josh Rosenbluth wrote:
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>>> wjyoung wrote:
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>>>> Josh Rosenbluth wrote:
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>>>>> On Aug 10, 3:32 am, wjyoung wrote:
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>>>>>> JoshRosenbluthwrote:
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>>>>>>> Other states like Alabama and Kansas explicitly say "person"
>>>>>>> ( /Unborn_Victims/ ).
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>>>>>> Do these States also immunize the mother from any criminal
>>>>>> prosecution?
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>>>>> My understanding is yes, every state does.
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>>>> Did the Court ever consider the question prior to Roe v. Wade?
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>>> No, they didn't have to because they found as a matter of law, the
>>> fetus is not a person.
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>> By the way, what do you mean "they found as a matter of law"?
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> They interpreted the 14th Amendment's "person" to not cover a fetus.

You gave the impression that the definition of "person" had been
established by legislation, but rather you refer to judicial "law", and
thus I think placed the cart before the horse in your previous
statement. The opinion of the Court wasn't "law" until they gave it.
It would be proper to say "they found as a matter of their opinion the
fetus is not a person".