I think it's another example of the collision between Roe v. Wade and common sense. Almost everyone would agree that yeah, there's something alive in that pregnant lady's tummy and that there's somthing a little troublesome about another person trying to kill it. (almost everyone, that is, except for the hard core abortion lobby -- witness their unguarded reaction to the fate of Connor Peterson....)
It's sad how our legal system simply cannot acknowledge the reality of maternity and how, in an effort to preserve Roe v. Wade, judges will come to conclusions that have nothing to do with reality. I mean, come on, all you have to do is open a book and look at the pictures!
I have given birth (or would that be, shed a fetus?). I have also shed skin, teeth, and hair. The experiences were... kind of different.
