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I generally don't like "slippery slope" arguements, but this law was conceived (no pun intended) and nurtured by anti-abortion groups as a first step in establishing the rights of the unborn. So it is fair to ask questions as to where this type of legislation will lead. The line: "The legislation defines a potential victim as a member of the species homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.", really opens the door for a test case to overthrow Roe v Wade.
I certainly think that supporters and opponents of this bill look at the murder of an unborn child, in the act of a federal crime, as something that is highly disturbing. The real question is where we go from here? I think it only makes our legal system stonger if we look at all of the possible outcomes of a law, since future laws are based on precident.
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