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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
Since when did any state legislate when life begins? If there is no legally defined definition that specifically states that it is life at 'this' point in a pregnancy, we can only definitively define it as that instant the child is born, right?
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Wrong. It doesn't take the gov't to tell you when life begins. And there is much scientific opinion stating that life starts soon after conception (2 weeks, IIRC).
Also, I don't think at the current time Roe v Wade is in danger, but I think after Bush gets two more on it could fall (Roberts and the O'Connor replacement). It's always had shaky at best legal justification. It's more a matter of getting enough support on the bench to actually see the test case. I think if a case were to reach, it could easily be overturned.