Jon Lyrik
07-25-2006, 08:38 PM
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2006/07/21/news/top/news02.txt
I thought the part below was truly hilarious: getting rid of the fetus = bad. Getting rid of the person who tried to get rid of the fetus = justified (by Jebus, of course).
In response, the prime sponsor of HB1215 said Thursday that violating the law would be a Class 5 felony, with a maximum penalty of five years in prison. But Republican Rep. Roger Hunt, a lawyer from Brandon, wouldn't rule out the possibility that a doctor could face a murder charge and even the death penalty in certain situations.
"I've never been a state's attorney, but I do know that when you take the life of a human being in our society, every state's attorney is going to look at all potential charges - murder all the way down to manslaughter and aggravated assault," Hunt said.
I thought the part below was truly hilarious: getting rid of the fetus = bad. Getting rid of the person who tried to get rid of the fetus = justified (by Jebus, of course).
In response, the prime sponsor of HB1215 said Thursday that violating the law would be a Class 5 felony, with a maximum penalty of five years in prison. But Republican Rep. Roger Hunt, a lawyer from Brandon, wouldn't rule out the possibility that a doctor could face a murder charge and even the death penalty in certain situations.
"I've never been a state's attorney, but I do know that when you take the life of a human being in our society, every state's attorney is going to look at all potential charges - murder all the way down to manslaughter and aggravated assault," Hunt said.