Stupid things religious people say

[TheWhiteMarten]

Right; women who engage in the act of abortion however are however engaged in an act of murder.

The word murder, especially if moral opprobrium is implied,  refers to extra-legal killing.  Some abortion qualifies, some does not.  It's not clear exactly what you're trying to say, but using words correctly might get us closer.

Murder is also a colloquial term for taking the life of another human; particularly in an unjust fashion. This can be found in both the OED and Britannica if you do not believe me, and it's why I originally said that I believe only the doctors are guilty of murder in most situations.


I was arguing from a a moral/ethical standpoint as the legal standpoint should derive from there and assuming people could use context clues and common sense, but if that's causing confusing then I will change "murder" (the ethical statement) to "homicide" (the legalistic statement.)

I think that we have to argue over these words in the first place shows the ridiculousness of the anti-life stance; the nitpicking to avoid any meat and gravy.