Who should be punished if abortion is illegal and how?

[Person Man]

Even if you are pro-choice, vote on the penalty. You may still say they may not be a defendant.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Neither should be a defendant (sane).

[Orthogonian Society Treasurer]

All of the above (blood for the blood god, all hail Khorne, lord of chaos and anger etc.)

[Person Man]

All of the above (blood for the blood god, all hail Khorne, lord of chaos and anger etc.)

Can we worship cats at the trial?

[I’m not Stu]

Nobody should be punished if it is illegal.

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

All of the above (blood for the blood god, all hail Khorne, lord of chaos and anger etc.)

Can we worship cats at the trial?

You can worship Cat Satans.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Years of felony jail time with corporal punishment throughout for the provider, no punishment for the abortive father, no punishment for the abortive mother unless she self-aborts, in which case she will receive the "provider" punishment detailed above.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

The provider should be punished just like any other mass murderer.  The woman should receive a sentence that focuses most on education and therapy with only a minimal criminal sentence, as they were likely fed lies by the abortion industry.  The father is not a defendant, unless he knew and conspired, in which case, he is in the same boat as the mother.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Death penalty for all.  While I oppose such an abortion ban, I would see it as an opportunity to implement my population reduction program.

[Cashew]

The provider should be punished just like any other mass murderer.  The woman should receive a sentence that focuses most on education and therapy with only a minimal criminal sentence, as they were likely fed lies by the abortion industry.  The father is not a defendant, unless he knew and conspired, in which case, he is in the same boat as the mother.

I'm not trying to incite, but if abortion truly is murder, how can you justify punishing a hitman but not the woman who hired him?

I get that it is not politically popular to say you will punish women, but your position is simply not respectable.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

The provider should be punished just like any other mass murderer.  The woman should receive a sentence that focuses most on education and therapy with only a minimal criminal sentence, as they were likely fed lies by the abortion industry.  The father is not a defendant, unless he knew and conspired, in which case, he is in the same boat as the mother.

I'm not trying to incite, but if abortion truly is murder, how can you justify punishing a hitman but not the woman who hired him?

I get that it is not politically popular to say you will punish women, but your position is simply not respectable.

Often, I think that the woman does not understand what she is doing, whereas a trained doctor would.  But, what the woman was doing was taking part in a murder, so I don't agree with the people in the pro-life movement who say that there should be no punishment at all.  It's probably more akin to involuntary manslaughter for the woman, but I'm not exactly sure how that is punished in real life.

[DC Al Fine]

The problem on the mother/father's end is that it's damn near impossible to adequately distinguish between a scared mother and the more heinous cases.

With that in mind, the abortionist should be treated however contract killers are in that jurisdiction, and the mother and possibly father should receive a slap on the wrist.

[Kingpoleon]

There should be a punishment, however light, for everything that is illegal...

[Person Man]

The provider should be punished just like any other mass murderer.  The woman should receive a sentence that focuses most on education and therapy with only a minimal criminal sentence, as they were likely fed lies by the abortion industry.  The father is not a defendant, unless he knew and conspired, in which case, he is in the same boat as the mother.

I'm not trying to incite, but if abortion truly is murder, how can you justify punishing a hitman but not the woman who hired him?

I get that it is not politically popular to say you will punish women, but your position is simply not respectable.

Often, I think that the woman does not understand what she is doing, whereas a trained doctor would.  But, what the woman was doing was taking part in a murder, so I don't agree with the people in the pro-life movement who say that there should be no punishment at all.  It's probably more akin to involuntary manslaughter for the woman, but I'm not exactly sure how that is punished in real life.

And the father should at least be responsible for his part if society comes to the point that fetuses are people. It is at least negligence culpability in the abortion and abandonment. Of course if the guy that gets her pregnant squels, he distanced himself then.

[Xing]

Interesting to see some "pro-life" people here suggesting putting providers to death. So many people who call themselves "pro-life" really are anything but when talking about things other than fetuses. Anyway, I obviously don't think any of them should be defendants (pro-choice).

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

anybody who's responsible for the mother not having had access to birth control

[Enduro]

Nobody should be punished if it is illegal.

That makes no sense.

[Person Man]

Nobody should be punished if it is illegal.

That makes no sense.

Maybe it could just be a technicality. Someone can be convicted but not punished.

[politicallefty]

I'm staunchly pro-choice, but if abortion is illegal and the termination of a pregnancy is deemed equivalent to murder or manslaughter, I see no logical argument as to how the law should give a pass to the mother (or even the father if he has a role in such a decision). From a logical standpoint, I actually think Trump was right that there has to be punishment for the mother if abortion is illegal. From my point of view, that's a major reason as to why abortion should not be illegal.

[Lexii, harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy]

Nobody should be punished if it is illegal.

[Person Man]

I'm staunchly pro-choice, but if abortion is illegal and the termination of a pregnancy is deemed equivalent to murder or manslaughter, I see no logical argument as to how the law should give a pass to the mother (or even the father if he has a role in such a decision). From a logical standpoint, I actually think Trump was right that there has to be punishment for the mother if abortion is illegal. From my point of view, that's a major reason as to why abortion should not be illegal.

Or to the father in general unless he takes responsibility for the situation.