Peterson Trial Gave Exposure to Humanity of Unborn Child

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., December 14, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The massively publicized trial of Californian Scott Peterson for the double murder of his pregnant wife Laci and unborn son Connor ended yesterday with the jury's recommended sentence of death by injection for the convicted murderer.

Setting aside arguments over the death penalty, which most pro-life leaders tend to oppose, the case itself gave extraordinary public exposure to the reality of the humanity of the unborn child, who in this case was Connor Peterson.

A rational, thinking human being can readily see the dichotomy here. Why is it permissible for a "doctor" to mutilate and kill an unborn baby without any penalty whatsoever? The argument of the "want" or desire of a baby cannot withstand the light of scrutiny from a logical or philosophical perspective. How can it possibly be allowed to murder an unborn child (or any innocent person) because he is not "wanted", but - if that child is "wanted", it would then be impermissible to murder him? The entire pro-abortion position, because it is built on sand, cannot remain standing when exposed to the light of truth and justice. Perhaps, this is part of the good that will come from this horrible and heartbreaking tragedy.

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